Patent ID: 6631135
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of negotiating a network connection using statistical quality-of-service (QoS) parameter information related to one or more QoS parameters, the method comprising the steps of:determining a current time; accessing at least one statistical QoS parameter value from the statistical QoS parameter information, the statistical QoS parameter value corresponding to the current time; determining if at least one current QoS parameter value is substantially equal to the at least one statistical QoS parameter value, the current QoS parameter value and the statistical QoS parameter value being for the same QoS parameter, the at least one current QoS parameter value relating to an existing virtual connection for the network connection; and if the current QoS parameter value is not substantially equal to the statistical QoS parameter value, negotiating a new virtual connection for the network connection using the statistical QoS parameter value and routing traffic to the new virtual connection.