摘要:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for enabling selection of a remote service node from a plurality of possible nodes, each capable of providing a service, and each associated with a service node control entity. The method comprises: receiving a user request in respect of a service required by a user, the request containing a first user device routing identifier relating to the location in the network of the user device, and a service indication indicative of an appropriate service provider; identifying from the service indication a service node control entity associated with the service provider; sending to the service node control entity a service node request containing a second user device routing identifier differing from the first user device routing identifier but selected at least partly in dependence thereon; receiving from the service node control entity an indication of a remote service node capable of providing the required service; and providing an indication of the remote service node to the user device.
摘要:
Control apparatus (30), systems and methods for enabling access to one or more information systems (36) by one or more entities (34) on a path across a supply network to be controlled, access to the or each information system (36) being policed by means of an access-policer (38), the network comprising: at least one token-issuer (32) operable to issue an access pre- authorisation token, the access pre-authorisation token having associated therewith an information identifier and a digital signature, and to forward the access pre-authorisation token towards one or more entities (34) on a path across the network; and at least one receiver entity (34) operable to receive an access pre-authorisation token issued by the at least one token-issuer (32).
摘要:
The invention relates to data networks, and to nodes making up parts of data networks, arranged to derive information relating to the characterisation of paths taken by data travelling between nodes in the networks. Path characterisation information is fed back from a receiver of data to a provider of data, and informs nodes subsequently forwarding data of characteristics of the downstream path. Also described are routing and related controlling nodes and methods for using such path characterisation information to make informed routing and other decisions when forwarding data in a data network.
摘要:
The invention relates to data networks, to nodes making up parts of data networks, and to information relating to the characterisation of paths taken by data travelling between nodes in the networks. Path characterisation information is arranged to be conveyed to nodes such that it may be used by nodes subsequently forwarding data. In particular the invention relates to nodes receiving such path characterisation information from upstream nodes, deriving therefrom information indicative of characteristics of a path downstream of said nodes, and using such information to make informed decisions such as routing decisions when forwarding data onward in data networks.
摘要:
The invention provides the concept of a network channel which is used as a waiting channel, wherein members of a group other than a first member join the waiting channel whilst performing an action or process, and then leave the waiting channel once the action or process has been performed. Once all of the members have left the waiting channel the first member of the group then performs an action or process. In order to indicate to the first member that all of the other members have left the waiting channel, a protocol such as the Multicast Source Notification of Interest Protocol (MSNIP) may be used.
摘要:
A method for notifying one or more users of a present state of at least one property of an entity, the method comprising the steps of: a) receiving a request message from a user over a first communications channel, the message containing information indicative of at least one property of an entity in which the user is interested; b) determining the present state of said at least one property; c) determining an identifier of a second communications channel onto which future messages containing information relating to future changes of state of the at least one property of the entity will be transmit; and d) transmitting a reply message to the user, the reply message containing information indicative of the present state of the at least one property and of the identifier of the second communications channel.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for controlling the forwarding of a flow (12) of data units across a network from a sender node (11) to a receiver node (19) via at least one intermediate node (15), the data units each having one of a plurality of different types of class indication associated therewith, each type of class indication providing, to an intermediate node currently processing the data unit with which the class indication is associated, an indication denoting a particular class of treatment, selected from a plurality of different classes of treatment, according to which the data unit is to be processed by that intermediate node, such that different proportions of the data units of the flow are forwarded as different sub-flows each comprising data units having class indications of different types thereby providing indications denoting different classes of treatment.