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Systems and methods for billing in information management environments
Neal D. Hartsell,Robert B. Fernander,Gregory J. Jackson,Scott C. Johnson,Chaoxin C. Qiu,Roger K. Richter +5 more
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In this paper, the authors present methods and systems for providing differentiated service that may be employed, for example, to deliver content or services in a network environment, including both differentiated information service and differentiated business service.Abstract:
Methods and systems for providing differentiated service that may be employed, for example, to deliver content or services in a network environment. Differentiated services that may be so delivered include both differentiated information service that may be implemented, for example, at the system and/or processing level, as well as differentiated business service that may be implemented, for example, to differentiate information exchange between different network entities such as different network provider entities, different network user entities, etc. The methods and systems may include or facilitate provisioning of system service parameters such as service level agreement (“SLA”) policies and may be employed in network computing system environments to enable differentiated service provisioning, for example, in accordance with business objectives.read more
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Systems and methods for establishing a cloud bridge between virtual storage resources
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a cloud bridge between two virtual storage resources and for transmitting data from one first virtual storage resource to the other virtual storage service. But they do not discuss how to transfer data between the two resources.
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Automated Device Provisioning and Activation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a method comprising providing a plurality of links to end-user devices communicatively coupled to a network system, a particular link of the plurality supporting control-plane communications between the network system and a particular user over one or more wireless access networks, the message comprising payload for delivery to the particular user and an identifier identifying a particular device agent on the particular enduser device.
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Service Plan Design, User Interfaces, Application Programming Interfaces, and Device Management
Gregory G. Raleigh,Jose Tellado,Jeffrey Green,James Lavine,Justin James,Laurent An Minh Nguyen,Russell Bertrand Carter +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present methods, systems, and apparatuses to enable subscribers of mobile wireless communication devices to view, research, select and customize service plans; to create and manage device groups, share and set permission controls for service plans among devices in device groups; to manage communication services through graphical user interfaces; to sponsor and promote service plans.
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Device-Assisted Services for Protecting Network Capacity
TL;DR: In this article, a device assisted service (DAS) for protecting network capacity is provided, which includes monitoring a network service usage activity of the communications device in network communication and classifying the network service activity for differential network access control for protecting the network capacity.
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System and method for routing data on a packet network
TL;DR: In this article, a determination is made as to whether to establish a communication along a communication path based on network performance information, and several alternatives for establishing the communication and improving communications along the communication path in response to a determination that at least one node along the path is impaired or congested.
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System and methodology for managing internet access on a per application basis for client computers connected to the internet
TL;DR: In this paper, a client-based monitoring and filtering of access to an open network, such as a WAN or the Internet, is described, which includes one or more clients, each operating application or process (e.g., Netscape Navigator™ or Microsoft Internet Explorer™ browser software) requiring Internet (or other open network) access, and a centralized enforcement supervisor.
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Pull based, intelligent caching system and method for delivering data over a network
Gregory Burns,Paul J. Leach +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the content is downloaded from the content provider during off-peak hours and cached at the local service providers for serving to the subscribers during the ensuing peak time, and the data is streamed continuously in real-time for just-in-time rendering at the subscriber computer.
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Flexible scheme for admission control of multimedia streams on integrated networks
TL;DR: In this paper, an admission control scheme for real-time traffic requests in communication networks is disclosed, where a routing subsystem of tile network makes use of the predicted values while attempting to find a path over which tile application's QoS bound requirement will be satisfied.
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Predictive memory caching for media-on-demand systems
TL;DR: In this article, a media-on-demand system employs predictive memory caching for a media server and associated data storage devices to meet requests from multiple clients for media programs stored on the data storage device.
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Method for traffic management, traffic prioritization, access control, and packet forwarding in a datagram computer network
TL;DR: In this paper, an enhanced datagram packet switched computer network which can selectively control flows of datagram packets entering the network and traveling between network nodes is presented. But it does not require any changes to existing network protocols or network applications.