Patent ID: 6910024
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for pricing-based quality of service delivery of data packets from user to user where the users each have financial limits, at least one service profile, application needs, and make user-to-user dynamic resource reservations; and transmit data in the form of data packets having headers for the inclusion of data delivery-related data markings, wherein data packets are delivered from user to user through the apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a computer network having dynamically allocated network resources including data transmission bandwidth and processor capacity, the computer network including: wherein the network resources are monitored and are configured to provide a plurality of predictable and dynamically allocatable quality of service levels, with each quality of service level guaranteeing a particular combination of network resources and including a price of service, with the price of service of each quality of service level set to optimize the admission of transmission data through the network and to avoid congestion within the network; whereby users of the network use node systems to transmit data to other users using other node systems in the network with the transmission taking place through the network cloud, enabling the users to dynamically select a quality of service level depending on their needs and ability to pay the price.