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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2009
Matti A. Hiltunen, Chatham, NJ (US);
Richard D. Schlichting, New Providence, NJ (US);
Vinay A. Vaishampayan, Summit, NJ (US);
Matti A. Hiltunen, Chatham, NJ (US);
Richard D. Schlichting, New Providence, NJ (US);
Vinay A. Vaishampayan, Summit, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for managing the transfer of large data files across electronic data networks optimally in accordance with the desired results of the users. The present invention takes into consideration the user-defined transfer requirements, the data characteristics, and the characteristics of the entirety of the network, including both the access links and the backbone and processing and storage resources in the backbone. The present invention the enables users to more optimally transfer data within the limitations of the existing network capabilities, negating requirements to update local or remote network facilities.