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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2010
Ajit Gupta, Fremont, CA (US);
Ashwath Nagaraj, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Rajeev Bharadhwaj, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ajit Gupta, Fremont, CA (US);
Ashwath Nagaraj, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Rajeev Bharadhwaj, Saratoga, CA (US);
Aryaka Networks, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system of a heterogeneous service provider model through pay-for-performance based transit settlements are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a plurality of Point of Presence (POP) locations between a head office and a branch office in a heterogeneous computer network configured to communicate data through a pay-per-performance peering relationship between different entities of the heterogeneous computer network. In this embodiment, the system implements a debit-credit mechanism configured to handle payments as well as penalties associated with violation of a pair-wise mutual agreement between independent for-profit entities providing network services in a segment of the heterogeneous computer network.