Patent ID: 8179794
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for providing quality of service (QoS) brokering in a network, the method comprising: receiving at a router in an Internet protocol (IP) network a request to reserve a requested bandwidth, the receiving from a customer via a first carrier and including a requested destination in the IP network and a requested QoS class; verifying in a computer system that the requested bandwidth at the requested QoS class is available in the IP network between the router and the requested destination; and reserving in the IP network the requested bandwidth at the requested QoS class between the router and the requested destination for the customer, the reserving including updating a storage mechanism to reflect the customer, the requested QoS class and the requested destination, wherein the reserving is performed in response to the requested bandwidth at the requested QoS class being available in the IP network between the router and the requested destination, and all or a portion of the reserved bandwidth is provided by a second carrier.