公开(公告)号：US07069340B1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-27

申请号：US09763325

申请日：1999-09-17

申请人： Paul Andrew Evans ,  Robert John Briscoe ,  Steven Rudkin

发明人： Paul Andrew Evans ,  Robert John Briscoe ,  Steven Rudkin

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L61/2069 ,  H04L12/1859 ,  H04L29/12047 ,  H04L29/12216 ,  H04L29/12292 ,  H04L61/15 ,  H04L61/2007

摘要： A packet network is arranged into a hierarchy, having one organization-level portion (CS, P, R2) and three site-level portions (S1, S2, S3). By using forwarding computers and assigning multicast addresses in respect of each portion, the total number of multicast addresses required to send multicast messages to all possible subsets of potential recipients is reduced. This alleviates routers in the network of the burden associated with storing and processing a large amount of multicast addresses.

摘要翻译： 分组网络被布置成具有一个组织级部分（CS，P，R 2）和三个站点级部分（S 1，S 2，S 3）的层次结构。 通过使用转发计算机和针对每个部分分配组播地址，减少了将多播消息发送到潜在接收者的所有可能子集所需的组播地址总数。 这减轻了网络中的路由器与存储和处理大量多播地址相关联的负担。

公开(公告)号：US07103667B1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-05

申请号：US09830459

申请日：1999-11-19

申请人： Sarah Bell ,  Sarom Ing ,  Steven Rudkin

发明人： Sarah Bell ,  Sarom Ing ,  Steven Rudkin

IPC分类号： G06F15/04 ,  G06F15/163 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L65/1083 ,  H04L12/1818 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M7/006 ,  H04M2203/5081

摘要： A method and system manages media stream connections in a media session, for example a multimedia conference, that is to take place over multicast capable links provided in networks configured for Internet Protocol operation, (i.e., the communications network known as the MBone (Internet Protocol Multicast Backbone)). The method comprises receiving a session description of a media session by way of a session announcement over a network; parsing the session description to determine appropriate media application program(s) for processing at least one media stream of the session description, and connecting the one or more selected media streams to one or more respective media application programs utilising a session control configured for managing media stream connections for the one or more media application programs.

摘要翻译： 一种方法和系统管理媒体会话中的媒体流连接，例如多媒体会议，其将通过在被配置用于因特网协议操作的网络中提供的多播能力链路（即，称为MBone（互联网协议 组播骨干））。 该方法包括通过网络上的会话通告接收媒体会话的会话描述; 解析会话描述以确定用于处理会话描述的至少一个媒体流的适当的媒体应用程序，以及利用配置为管理媒体的会话控制将一个或多个所选媒体流连接到一个或多个相应的媒体应用程序 用于一个或多个媒体应用程序的流连接。

公开(公告)号：US20060149854A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US10502851

申请日：2003-01-31

申请人： Steven Rudkin ,  Peter Van Nieuwenhuizen

发明人： Steven Rudkin ,  Peter Van Nieuwenhuizen

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04Q3/665 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04Q3/66 ,  H04Q2213/13039 ,  H04Q2213/1305 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/1313 ,  H04Q2213/13138 ,  H04Q2213/13175 ,  H04Q2213/13251 ,  H04Q2213/1329 ,  H04Q2213/13332 ,  H04Q2213/13335 ,  H04Q2213/13384 ,  H04Q2213/13389 ,  H04Q2213/13399

摘要： A method of selecting a suitable service for the delivery of a communication across an integrated network is disclosed. Before now, users had to select the service that best suited their needs at the time of each delivery. By providing a computer programmed to act as a purchasing agent with data indicating the desirability of stability in the network service (that data representing the price the user is prepared to pay for stability) an automatic selection of the service to be provided to the communication is enabled. An embodiment is described in which different degrees of stability are given to different content file deliveries in dependence on the importance attached to the recipient by a content provider. The invention could equally be used to provide an appropriate services for many different types of network traffic.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种选择用于跨集成网络传送通信的合适服务的方法。 在此之前，用户必须在每次发货时选择最符合他们需求的服务。 通过提供被编程为用作采购代理的计算机，其中指示网络服务中稳定性的数据的数据（表示用户准备支付稳定性的价格的数据），要提供给通信的服务的自动选择是 启用 描述了根据内容提供商附加到接收者的重要性的不同程度的稳定性给予不同的内容文件传递的实施例。 本发明同样可以用于为许多不同类型的网络流量提供适当的服务。

公开(公告)号：US09497065B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US13985072

申请日：2012-02-23

申请人： Michael Rizzo ,  Steven Rudkin

发明人： Michael Rizzo ,  Steven Rudkin

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/14

CPC分类号： H04L29/0845 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L67/322

摘要： A service session resource manager (72) for use in a router (18) capable of routing a plurality of at least partially contemporaneous service sessions over a communications line is described which mediates between services competing for bandwidth. The service session manager (72) updates its internal state based on both mediation enabled (22b) and mediation non-enabled (22a) devices. The resource manager (72) comprises memory arranged to store a current resource utilization indicator for a resource of said communications line, a service request processor arranged to process a new service session request from a client terminal to determine a required resource for said new service session over said communications line and to determine if the required resource is available in dependence on an available line rate and said current utilization indicator, means to reserve the required resource, means to update said current utilization indicator to indicate the allowed resource reservation; and means to respond to said requesting client that said resources have been reserved, wherein said current resource utilization indicator is also updated by said service request processor to indicate a resource used by one or more service sessions established by one or more client terminals configured to send service requests over said communications line without requesting access to the service from said service session manager.

摘要翻译： 描述了在能够通过通信线路路由多个至少部分同时服务会话的路由器（18）中使用的服务会话资源管理器（72），其在竞争带宽的服务之间进行中介。 服务会话管理器（72）基于中断使能（22b）和中介未启用（22a）设备来更新其内部状态。 资源管理器（72）包括存储器，用于存储用于所述通信线路的资源的当前资源利用指示符;服务请求处理器，被配置为处理来自客户终端的新服务会话请求，以确定所述新服务会话所需的资源 通过所述通信线路，并且根据可用线路速率和所述当前利用指标确定所需资源是否可用，用于保留所需资源的装置意味着更新所述当前利用指标以指示所允许的资源预留; 以及用于响应于所述请求客户端所述资源已被保留的装置，其中所述当前资源利用指示符也由所述服务请求处理器更新，以指示由被配置为发送的一个或多个客户终端建立的一个或多个服务会话使用的资源 通过所述通信线路的服务请求，而不请求从所述服务会话管理器访问服务。

公开(公告)号：US20130339529A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-19

申请号：US13985072

申请日：2012-02-23

申请人： Michael Rizzo ,  Steven Rudkin

发明人： Michael Rizzo ,  Steven Rudkin

IPC分类号： H04L29/08

CPC分类号： H04L29/0845 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L67/322

摘要： A service session resource manager (72) for use in a router (18) capable of routing a plurality of at least partially contemporaneous service sessions over a communications line is described which mediates between services competing for bandwidth. The service session manager (72) updates its internal state based on both mediation enabled (22b) and mediation non-enabled (22a) devices. The resource manager (72) comprises memory arranged to store a current resource utilisation indicator for a resource of said communications line, a service request processor arranged to process a new service session request from a client terminal to determine a required resource for said new service session over said communications line and to determine if the required resource is available in dependence on an available line rate and said current utilisation indicator, means to reserve the required resource, means to update said current utilisation indicator to indicate the allowed resource reservation; and means to respond to said requesting client that said resources have been reserved, wherein said current resource utilisation indicator is also updated by said service request processor to indicate a resource used by one or more service sessions established by one or more client terminals configured to send service requests over said communications line without requesting access to the service from said service session manager.

摘要翻译： 描述了在能够通过通信线路路由多个至少部分同时服务会话的路由器（18）中使用的服务会话资源管理器（72），其在竞争带宽的服务之间进行中介。 服务会话管理器（72）基于中断使能（22b）和中介未启用（22a）设备来更新其内部状态。 资源管理器（72）包括存储器，用于存储用于所述通信线路的资源的当前资源利用指示符;服务请求处理器，被配置为处理来自客户终端的新服务会话请求，以确定所述新服务会话所需的资源 通过所述通信线路，并且根据可用线路速率和所述当前利用指标确定所需资源是否可用，用于保留所需资源的装置意味着更新所述当前利用指标以指示所允许的资源预留; 以及用于响应所述请求客户端所述资源已经被保留的装置，其中所述当前资源利用指示符也由所述服务请求处理器更新，以指示被配置为发送的一个或多个客户终端建立的一个或多个服务会话使用的资源 通过所述通信线路的服务请求，而不请求从所述服务会话管理器访问服务。

公开(公告)号：US08166142B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-24

申请号：US10571483

申请日：2004-09-13

申请人： Steven Rudkin

发明人： Steven Rudkin

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1446 ,  H04L12/1489 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L47/35 ,  H04M15/8027 ,  H04M2215/22 ,  H04M2215/7428

摘要： A method and system to allow congestion charging signals to be generated and congestion charges to be applied on an inter-domain basis, on an aggregated basis and not on a per flow basis. Each network domain charges its neighboring domain for any ECN marks that it forwards to them. Since a flow will collect marks as it progresses across the network the last network domain (typically an Internet service provider (ISP) located at the edge of the network domains) will levy a charge based on a higher number of marks than any of the charges levied by other domains involved in the transmission of the flow, and this higher charge can be passed on to the end user, preferably as a single aggregated charge per subscriber per accounting period. Each network domain (whether an edge ISP or other domain such as an intermediate ISP) will forward traffic to other network domains and consequently can produce a single aggregated charge per connected domain.

摘要翻译： 一种允许生成拥塞计费信号的方法和系统，并且基于聚合而不是基于每个流，在跨域的基础上应用拥塞费用。 每个网络域对其相邻域收取转发给它们的任何ECN标记。 由于流量将在网络进行时收集标记，因此最后一个网络域（通常位于网络域边缘的Internet服务提供商（ISP））将根据比任何费用的更高数量的标记征收费用 由涉及流量传输的其他领域征收，并且这种较高的费用可以传递给最终用户，优选地作为每会计期间的每个用户的单个汇总费用。 每个网络域（无论边缘ISP还是其他域，如中间ISP）都会将流量转发到其他网络域，从而可以为每个连接域产生单个聚合费用。

公开(公告)号：US07707271B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-27

申请号：US10474901

申请日：2002-04-19

申请人： Steven Rudkin ,  Michael Rizzo ,  Andrew R Carver

发明人： Steven Rudkin ,  Michael Rizzo ,  Andrew R Carver

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L65/4084 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04L67/2823 ,  H04L67/2842 ,  H04L67/289 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L67/322 ,  Y10S370/901 ,  Y10S370/908

摘要： Personalized content is provided over a communications network such as the Internet. Providing personalized content includes both generating content which depends on the recipient of that content and delivering that content in a manner that depends on the recipient. Although methods of providing personalized content are known, none of those methods provide a mechanism for deciding when and how to personalize content. By enabling a content provided to send policy data to local caches and having a local agent computer arrange for content files to be delivered in accordance with those policy files, such a mechanism is provided.

摘要翻译： 通过诸如因特网的通信网络提供个性化内容。 提供个性化内容包括生成取决于该内容的接收者并以取决于接收者的方式递送该内容的内容。 虽然提供个性化内容的方法是已知的，但是这些方法都不提供用于决定何时以及如何个性化内容的机制。 通过使所提供的内容能够将策略数据发送到本地高速缓存并使本地代理计算机根据这些策略文件排列要传送的内容文件，提供这样的机制。

公开(公告)号：US20070028003A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-01

申请号：US10571483

申请日：2004-09-13

申请人： Steven Rudkin

发明人： Steven Rudkin

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1446 ,  H04L12/1489 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L47/35 ,  H04M15/8027 ,  H04M2215/22 ,  H04M2215/7428

摘要： A method and system to allow congestion charging signals to be generated and congestion charges to be applied on an inter-domain basis, on an aggregated basis and not on a per flow basis. Each network domain charges its neighbouring domain for any ECN marks that it forwards to them. Since a flow will collect marks as it progresses across the network the last network domain (typically an Internet service provider (ISP) located at the edge of the network domains) will levy a charge based on a higher number of marks than any of the charges levied by other domains involved in the transmission of the flow, and this higher charge can be passed on to the end user, preferably as a single aggregated charge per subscriber per accounting period. Each network domain (whether an edge ISP or other domain such as an intermediate ISP) will forward traffic to other network domains and consequently can produce a single aggregated charge per connected domain.

摘要翻译： 一种允许生成拥塞计费信号的方法和系统，并且基于聚合而不是基于每个流，在跨域的基础上应用拥塞费用。 每个网络域对其相邻域收取转发给它们的任何ECN标记。 由于流量将在网络进行时收集标记，因此最后一个网络域（通常位于网络域边缘的Internet服务提供商（ISP））将根据比任何费用的更高数量的标记征收费用 由涉及流量传输的其他领域征收，并且这种较高的费用可以传递给最终用户，优选地作为每会计期间的每个用户的单个汇总费用。 每个网络域（无论边缘ISP还是其他域，如中间ISP）都会将流量转发到其他网络域，从而可以为每个连接域产生单个聚合费用。

公开(公告)号：US08260959B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-04

申请号：US10502851

申请日：2003-01-31

申请人： Steven Rudkin ,  Peter Van Nieuwenhuizen

发明人： Steven Rudkin ,  Peter Van Nieuwenhuizen

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04Q3/665 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04Q3/66 ,  H04Q2213/13039 ,  H04Q2213/1305 ,  H04Q2213/13093 ,  H04Q2213/1313 ,  H04Q2213/13138 ,  H04Q2213/13175 ,  H04Q2213/13251 ,  H04Q2213/1329 ,  H04Q2213/13332 ,  H04Q2213/13335 ,  H04Q2213/13384 ,  H04Q2213/13389 ,  H04Q2213/13399

摘要： A method of selecting a suitable service for the delivery of a communication across an integrated network is disclosed. Before now, users had to select the service that best suited their needs at the time of each delivery. By providing a computer programmed to act as a purchasing agent with data indicating the desirability of stability in the network service (that data representing the price the user is prepared to pay for stability) an automatic selection of the service to be provided to the communication is enabled. An embodiment is described in which different degrees of stability are given to different content file deliveries in dependence on the importance attached to the recipient by a content provider. The invention could equally be used to provide an appropriate services for many different types of network traffic.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种选择用于跨集成网络传送通信的合适服务的方法。 在此之前，用户必须在每次发货时选择最符合他们需求的服务。 通过提供被编程为用作采购代理的计算机，其中指示网络服务中稳定性的数据的数据（表示用户准备支付稳定性的价格的数据），要提供给通信的服务的自动选择是 启用 描述了根据内容提供商附加到接收者的重要性的不同程度的稳定性给予不同的内容文件传递的实施例。 本发明同样可以用于为许多不同类型的网络流量提供适当的服务。

公开(公告)号：US07181526B1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-20

申请号：US09830461

申请日：1999-11-19

申请人： Sarah Bell ,  Sarom Ing ,  Steven Rudkin

发明人： Sarah Bell ,  Sarom Ing ,  Steven Rudkin

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  H04J3/16

CPC分类号： H04M7/006 ,  H04L12/1877 ,  H04L65/1006 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04M3/567 ,  H04M2203/5081

摘要： A method of announcing a description of a media session, for example a multimedia conference, that is to take place over multicast capable links is provided in networks configured for Internet Protocol operation. A modular method of announcing media sessions includes: (a) generating a first base module having a first data structure having user oriented data relevant to the media session; (b) generating at least one media module having a second data structure with media oriented data necessary for a user to receive a respective media stream of the media session; (c) providing a link between the first base module and the at least one media module; and, (d) announcing the media session by making at least the first base module available to potential recipients of the media session.

摘要翻译： 在为互联网协议操作配置的网络中提供了宣布媒体会话（例如，多媒体会议）的描述的方法，该多媒体会议将通过多播能力链路进行。 宣布媒体会话的模块化方法包括：（a）生成具有第一数据结构的第一基本模块，其具有与媒体会话相关的面向用户的数据; （b）生成具有第二数据结构的至少一个媒体模块，所述第二数据结构具有用户接收所述媒体会话的相应媒体流所必需的面向媒体的数据; （c）提供第一基本模块和至少一个介质模块之间的连接; 和（d）通过至少将第一个基本模块提供给媒体会话的潜在接收者来宣布媒体会议。