公开(公告)号：US08185640B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-22

申请号：US12873075

申请日：2010-08-31

申请人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

发明人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L41/147 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/145 ,  H04L41/20 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L65/1009 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04M7/0081

摘要： A graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed that allows a user to identify routers, communities, residents and media aggregation managers existing on a network. The user may interactively select a path that includes two media aggregation managers and at least one router. The GUI predicts scheduled bandwidth utilization along the selected path for a variety of residents wishing to communicate across the path. The GUI may be utilized for initializing all media aggregation managers on the network along with provisioning each of the routers on the selected path. The GUI provisions all of the routers and initializes all of the media aggregation managers on the selected path simultaneously in order to accomplish the predicted schedule of usage provided by the GUI to the user and force all communication packets communicated between the residents to travel along the selected path.

摘要翻译： 公开了图形用户界面（GUI），其允许用户识别存在于网络上的路由器，社区，居民和媒体聚合管理器。 用户可以交互地选择包括两个媒体聚合管理器和至少一个路由器的路径。 GUI预测沿希望通过路径进行通信的各种居民所选路径的预定带宽利用率。 GUI可以用于初始化网络上的所有媒体聚合管理器，同时提供所选路径上的每个路由器。 GUI为所有路由器提供所有路由器并同时初始化所选路径上的所有媒体聚合管理器，以便完成由GUI向用户提供的预测使用时间表，并强制居民之间通信的所有通信包沿所选路径行进 路径。

公开(公告)号：US08032646B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-04

申请号：US11183156

申请日：2005-07-14

申请人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

发明人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L41/147 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/145 ,  H04L41/20 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L65/1009 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04M7/0081

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for administering a communication network. In one embodiment, a first interface screen depicts nodes within a network. The nodes include a pair of media aggregation managers providing multiplexing/demultiplexing of media traffic associated with multiple application sessions between a pair of communities onto a preallocated reservation protocol session between the media aggregation managers. The media aggregation managers are visually distinguishable from other nodes. A second interface screen depicts potential paths through the network. Each potential path is capable of transferring media packets between the media aggregation managers. Via the second user interface screen, a network administrator is capable of initiating (1) path-level configuration of routers that are part of a selected potential path to cause the routers to route media packets exchanged between the pair of communities over the selected path, and (2) establishment of the preallocated reservation protocol session between the media aggregation managers.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于管理通信网络的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，第一接口屏幕描绘网络内的节点。 节点包括一对媒体聚合管理器，其将与一对社区之间的多个应用会话相关联的媒体流量复用/解复用到媒体聚合管理器之间的预先分配的预留协议会话。 媒体聚合管理器在视觉上与其他节点区分开。 第二个界面屏幕描绘了通过网络的潜在路径。 每个潜在路径都能够在媒体聚合管理器之间传送媒体数据包。 通过第二用户界面屏幕，网络管理员能够启动（1）作为所选潜在路径的一部分的路由器的路径级配置，以使路由器路由在所选路径上的一对社区之间交换的媒体分组， 和（2）在媒体聚合管理器之间建立预先分配的预留协议会话。

公开(公告)号：US20120224586A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-06

申请号：US13469610

申请日：2012-05-11

申请人： Siddhartha NAG ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh PATEL

发明人： Siddhartha NAG ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh PATEL

IPC分类号： H04L12/56 ,  H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L41/147 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/145 ,  H04L41/20 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L65/1009 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04M7/0081

摘要： A graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed that allows a user to identify routers, communities, residents and media aggregation managers existing on a network. The user may interactively select a path that includes two media aggregation managers and at least one router. The GUI predicts scheduled bandwidth utilization along the selected path for a variety of residents wishing to communicate across the path. The GUI may be utilized for initializing all media aggregation managers on the network along with provisioning each of the routers on the selected path. The GUI provisions all of the routers and initializes all of the media aggregation managers on the selected path simultaneously in order to accomplish the predicted schedule of usage provided by the GUI to the user and force all communication packets communicated between the residents to travel along the selected path.

摘要翻译： 公开了图形用户界面（GUI），其允许用户识别存在于网络上的路由器，社区，居民和媒体聚合管理器。 用户可以交互地选择包括两个媒体聚合管理器和至少一个路由器的路径。 GUI预测沿希望通过路径进行通信的各种居民所选路径的预定带宽利用率。 GUI可以用于初始化网络上的所有媒体聚合管理器，同时提供所选路径上的每个路由器。 GUI为所有路由器提供所有路由器并同时初始化所选路径上的所有媒体聚合管理器，以便完成由GUI向用户提供的预测使用时间表，并强制居民之间通信的所有通信包沿所选路径行进 路径。

公开(公告)号：US20060056298A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-16

申请号：US11267922

申请日：2005-11-04

申请人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam

发明人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04J1/16

CPC分类号： H04L29/06027 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L47/2416 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/724 ,  H04L47/801 ,  H04L47/803 ,  H04L47/828 ,  H04L65/1043 ,  H04L65/80

摘要： Apparatus and methods are provided for multiplexing application flows. According to one embodiment, a predetermined portion of available bandwidth is reserved over a path through a network communicatively coupling a first network device associated with a first set of terminals and a second network device associated with a second set of terminals for real-time communication sessions among multiple applications running on the first set of terminals and the second set of terminals as a real-time bandwidth pool. The real-time bandwidth pool is thereafter shared among multiple real-time communication sessions involving one or more terminals in the first set of terminals and one or more terminals in the second set of terminals by selectively admitting application sessions involving the one or more terminals in the first set of terminals and the one or more terminals in the second set of terminals based upon currently available resources in the real-time bandwidth pool.

公开(公告)号：US20100325293A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-23

申请号：US12873075

申请日：2010-08-31

申请人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

发明人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L41/147 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/145 ,  H04L41/20 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L65/1009 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04M7/0081

摘要： A graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed that allows a user to identify routers, communities, residents and media aggregation managers existing on a network. The user may interactively select a path that includes two media aggregation managers and at least one router. The GUI predicts scheduled bandwidth utilization along the selected path for a variety of residents wishing to communicate across the path. The GUI may be utilized for initializing all media aggregation managers on the network along with provisioning each of the routers on the selected path. The GUI provisions all of the routers and initializes all of the media aggregation managers on the selected path simultaneously in order to accomplish the predicted schedule of usage provided by the GUI to the user and force all communication packets communicated between the residents to travel along the selected path.

摘要翻译： 公开了图形用户界面（GUI），其允许用户识别存在于网络上的路由器，社区，居民和媒体聚合管理器。 用户可以交互地选择包括两个媒体聚合管理器和至少一个路由器的路径。 GUI预测沿希望通过路径进行通信的各种居民所选路径的预定带宽利用率。 GUI可以用于初始化网络上的所有媒体聚合管理器，同时提供所选路径上的每个路由器。 GUI为所有路由器提供所有路由器并同时初始化所选路径上的所有媒体聚合管理器，以便完成由GUI向用户提供的预测使用时间表，并强制居民之间通信的所有通信包沿所选路径行进 路径。

公开(公告)号：US20060020694A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-26

申请号：US11183156

申请日：2005-07-14

申请人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Neveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

发明人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Neveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04L41/147 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/145 ,  H04L41/20 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L65/1009 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04M7/0081

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for administering a communication network. In one embodiment, a first interface screen depicts nodes within a network. The nodes include a pair of media aggregation managers providing multiplexing/demultiplexing of media traffic associated with multiple application sessions between a pair of communities onto a preallocated reservation protocol session between the media aggregation managers. The media aggregation managers are visually distinguishable from other nodes. A second interface screen depicts potential paths through the network. Each potential path is capable of transferring media packets between the media aggregation managers. Via the second user interface screen, a network administrator is capable of initiating (1) path-level configuration of routers that are part of a selected potential path to cause the routers to route media packets exchanged between the pair of communities over the selected path, and (2) establishment of the preallocated reservation protocol session between the media aggregation managers.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于管理通信网络的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，第一接口屏幕描绘网络内的节点。 节点包括一对媒体聚合管理器，其将与一对社区之间的多个应用会话相关联的媒体流量复用/解复用到媒体聚合管理器之间的预先分配的预留协议会话。 媒体聚合管理器在视觉上与其他节点区分开。 第二个界面屏幕描绘了通过网络的潜在路径。 每个潜在路径都能够在媒体聚合管理器之间传送媒体数据包。 通过第二用户界面屏幕，网络管理员能够启动（1）作为所选潜在路径的一部分的路由器的路径级配置，以使路由器路由在所选路径上的一对社区之间交换的媒体分组， 和（2）在媒体聚合管理器之间建立预先分配的预留协议会话。

公开(公告)号：US08918523B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-23

申请号：US13469610

申请日：2012-05-11

申请人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

发明人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04M7/00

CPC分类号： H04L41/147 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/145 ,  H04L41/20 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L65/1009 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04M7/0081

摘要： A graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed that allows a user to identify routers, communities, residents and media aggregation managers existing on a network. The user may interactively select a path that includes two media aggregation managers and at least one router. The GUI predicts scheduled bandwidth utilization along the selected path for a variety of residents wishing to communicate across the path. The GUI may be utilized for initializing all media aggregation managers on the network along with provisioning each of the routers on the selected path. The GUI provisions all of the routers and initializes all of the media aggregation managers on the selected path simultaneously in order to accomplish the predicted schedule of usage provided by the GUI to the user and force all communication packets communicated between the residents to travel along the selected path.

摘要翻译： 公开了图形用户界面（GUI），其允许用户识别存在于网络上的路由器，社区，居民和媒体聚合管理器。 用户可以交互地选择包括两个媒体聚合管理器和至少一个路由器的路径。 GUI预测沿希望通过路径进行通信的各种居民所选路径的预定带宽利用率。 GUI可以用于初始化网络上的所有媒体聚合管理器，同时提供所选路径上的每个路由器。 GUI为所有路由器提供所有路由器并同时初始化所选路径上的所有媒体聚合管理器，以便完成由GUI向用户提供的预测使用时间表，并强制居民之间通信的所有通信包沿所选路径行进 路径。

公开(公告)号：US08458332B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-04

申请号：US11267922

申请日：2005-11-04

申请人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam

发明人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L29/06027 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L47/2416 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/724 ,  H04L47/801 ,  H04L47/803 ,  H04L47/828 ,  H04L65/1043 ,  H04L65/80

摘要： Apparatus and methods are provided for multiplexing application flows. According to one embodiment, a predetermined portion of available bandwidth is reserved over a path through a network communicatively coupling a first network device associated with a first set of terminals and a second network device associated with a second set of terminals for real-time communication sessions among multiple applications running on the first set of terminals and the second set of terminals as a real-time bandwidth pool. The real-time bandwidth pool is thereafter shared among multiple real-time communication sessions involving one or more terminals in the first set of terminals and one or more terminals in the second set of terminals by selectively admitting application sessions involving the one or more terminals in the first set of terminals and the one or more terminals in the second set of terminals based upon currently available resources in the real-time bandwidth pool.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于多路复用应用流的装置和方法。 根据一个实施例，可用带宽的预定部分在通过通信地耦合与第一组终端的第一网络设备和与第二组终端相关联的第二网络设备的网络的路径上保留用于实时通信会话 在第一组终端上运行的多个应用程序中，第二组终端作为实时带宽池。 此后，实时带宽池在包括第一组终端中的一个或多个终端和第二组终端中的一个或多个终端的多个实时通信会话之间共享，通过选择性地接纳涉及一个或多个终端的应用会话 基于当前在实时带宽池中的可用资源，第一组终端和第二组终端中的一个或多个终端。

公开(公告)号：US07886054B1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-08

申请号：US09689222

申请日：2000-10-11

申请人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

发明人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam ,  Rakesh Patel

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L41/147 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/145 ,  H04L41/20 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L65/1009 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04M7/0081

摘要： A graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed that allows a user to identify routers, communities, residents and media aggregation managers existing on a network. The user may interactively select a path that includes two media aggregation managers and at least one router. The GUI predicts scheduled bandwidth utilization along the selected path for a variety of residents wishing to communicate across the path. The GUI may be utilized for initializing all media aggregation managers on the network along with provisioning each of the routers on the selected path. The GUI provisions all of the routers and initializes all of the media aggregation managers on the selected path simultaneously in order to accomplish the predicted schedule of usage provided by the GUI to the user and force all communication packets communicated between the residents to travel along the selected path.

摘要翻译： 公开了图形用户界面（GUI），其允许用户识别存在于网络上的路由器，社区，居民和媒体聚合管理器。 用户可以交互地选择包括两个媒体聚合管理器和至少一个路由器的路径。 GUI预测沿希望通过路径进行通信的各种居民所选路径的预定带宽利用率。 GUI可以用于初始化网络上的所有媒体聚合管理器，同时提供所选路径上的每个路由器。 GUI为所有路由器提供所有路由器并同时初始化所选路径上的所有媒体聚合管理器，以便完成由GUI向用户提供的预测使用时间表，并强制居民之间通信的所有通信包沿所选路径行进 路径。

公开(公告)号：US07013338B1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-14

申请号：US09634035

申请日：2000-08-08

申请人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam

发明人： Siddhartha Nag ,  Alfred D'Souza ,  Naveed Alam

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L29/06027 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L47/2416 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/724 ,  H04L47/801 ,  H04L47/803 ,  H04L47/828 ,  H04L65/1043 ,  H04L65/80

摘要： Apparatus and methods are provided for multiplexing application flows over a pre-allocated bandwidth reservation protocol session. According to one embodiment, a pre-allocated reservation protocol session, such as an RSVP session, is shared by one or more application sessions. The reservation protocol session is pre-allocated over a path between a first network device associated with a first user community and a second network device associated with a second user community based upon an estimated usage of the path for application sessions between users of the first and second user communities. Subsequently, the one or more application sessions are dynamically aggregated by multiplexing application flows associated with the one or more individual application sessions onto the pre-allocated reservation protocol session at the first network device and demultiplexing at the second network device. According to another embodiment, a network device enables multiple applications, such as VoIP applications, that require real-time performance to share an aggregated reservation protocol session, such as an RSVP session. The network device includes a storage device having stored therein one or more routines for establishing and managing the aggregated reservation protocol session. A processor coupled to the storage device executes the one or more routines to pre-allocate the aggregated reservation protocol session and thereafter share the aggregated reservation protocol session among multiple application sessions of individual application sessions. The aggregated reservation protocol session is pre-allocated based upon an estimate of the bandwidth requirements to accommodate the multiple application sessions. The aggregated reservation protocol session is shared by multiplexing, onto the aggregated reservation protocol session, outbound media packets (e.g., packetized voice data) originated by local application/endpoints associated with the application sessions, and demultiplexing, from the aggregated reservation protocol session, inbound media packets (e.g., packetized voice data) originated by remote application/endpoints.