摘要:
The use of multi-homing to multiple network providers to improve performance of network applications is disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, a general purpose computer performs primary route control functions, without requiring a special route control device. Route selection is made in accordance with desired metrics which may include relevant to performance, availability, or cost.
摘要:
The invention provides a method for differentiated handling of VoIP call control messages according to their importance and functionality, thus providing to VoIP infrastructures a level of robust call control similar to that in PSTN networks. The invention works by classifying SIP messages by their type or content, and by allocating a VoIP call control server's resources to them according to a policy. The scheme also provides overload protection and prioritized handling of certain kinds of requests in VoIP call control servers.
摘要:
A method and system for enabling voice over Internet for computer applications includes registering session initiation protocol (SIP) as a system service and providing SIP service through an application programming interface (API) to permit access to service functions by individual software applications. A SIP link is provided within a software application to permit user invocation of SIP service functions. The link may be passed as a parameter to permit external access to an invoked service function.
摘要:
A method for transporting Internet Protocols (IP's) over an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network that exhibits the strengths of ATM, namely packet interleaving (using cell-based transport) with Quality of Service support for connection-oriented traffic (such as multiclass native ATM traffic and flows-based IP traffic using RSVP), while optimizing the connectionless requirements of existing IP traffic. Advantageously, both the IP protocol stack and ATM protocol stack operate as peers over ATM cell transport hardware. The method exploits an "implicit" signaling/control phase characteristic of IP traffic/protocols thereby minimizing setup. The implicit signaling phase is used to map a flow from a routed path to a switched path immediately upon transmission of a first packet. Similarly, particular packets may be immediately transported over the routed path even after establishment of the switched path. This mapping from the routed path to the switched path and vice versa is based upon the structure/semantics of the protocol driving the flow and not just the duration of the flow as done with prior-art methods. Consequently, while prior-art methods require cell-level counters to monitor activity (or lack thereof) for switching state, the method uses explicit control messages and soft-state at the IP level (as opposed to the cell level) to do the same. Advantageously, the method imposes no switching overhead as there is no coordination between neighboring nodes when a flow is moved from the routed path to the switched path.
摘要:
A method and structure for a cloud service includes an API (application programming interface) as tangibly embodied in a set of computer-executable instructions and selectively executable on a computer on a network. The API provides a user interface for a cloud environment comprising one or more virtual machines to be selectively instantiated on at least one computer in the network upon a user request. A library is accessible via the API, the library providing definitions of components available to be instantiated in the cloud environment. The API automatically instantiates an image of a virtual network of components, as defined by a user input request and provides at least one cloud portal providing the user an access to exercise the instantiated virtual network image.
摘要:
Method, computer program product and computer system for predictive caching for telecommunication towers having associated local servers, using propagation of identification of items of high demand data at a geographic level comprising the steps of: receiving within a region at least one request for an item of data made by a user device to a local server associated with a telecommunication tower within the region; and determining if the request is for an item of high demand data. If the item is identified as high threshold data, instructing the local servers within the region to cache the item of data; and if the item is identified as second threshold high demand data, sending an indication to at least one centralized server in an adjacent region, such that the centralized server in the adjacent region causes the local servers within the adjacent region to cache the item of data.
摘要:
Techniques are disclosed for generating and managing presentities in accordance with a virtual presence server. By way of example, a method for requesting information from at least one server comprises the following steps. A client request, which expresses a request that can not be satisfied by a single existing presentity, is obtained at an intermediate server, wherein the intermediate server operates as a virtual presence server. The virtual presence server (i.e., intermediate server) creates a set of software objects for a virtual presentity, the set of objects embodying logic to combine presence information from one or more of existing presentities and external information sources, in accordance with at least one existing presence server. The virtual presence server creates an association between the request of the client and the created virtual presentity that allows the presence information to be propagated back to the client.
摘要:
Customers are contacted on social media websites and instant messaging programs by monitoring a plurality of network-enabled user-interactive sites, e.g., social media websites, for an active presence of a customer on one of the sites. Upon detection of an active presence, a customer support agent is assigned to the customer associated, and a communication channel of customer's choice is established between the agent and the customer. This communication channel is used to exchange messages between the assigned agent and the associated predefined customer. A single contact center representation is established on each site, and a separate logical representation of each single contact center representation is established on premises equipment associated with the agent. The logical representation on the agent premises equipment is used to establish the communication channel between the customer support agent and the associated predefined customer.
摘要:
A method and system for reliable multicasting on a communication network includes sending Request-to-Send (RTS) signals from a sender node of the network to the receiver nodes, the RTS signals include a set of identifiers corresponding to the receiver nodes. The Clear-to-Send (CTS) signals and Acknowledgment (ACK) signals are sent from the receiver nodes according to an ordering function of the set of identifiers.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to a method for propagating contextual data in an audio communication by storing the contextual data obtained from a calling party in an extensible mark-up language formatted text document. A telephone call between a first party and a second party is converted to a session initiation protocol based voice over internet protocol communication, and the stored text document is attached to session initiation protocol messages that control the voice over internet protocol communication. The document is attached to the signaling messages by embedding the text document in a session description payload associated with the session initiation protocol message. The attached document is propagated with the audio communication, including when the signaling messages are used to transfer the audio communication from the second party to a third party or to add one or more addition parties to the audio communication.