Patent ID: 8320381
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A policy enforcement point (PEP), comprising: interfaces for attachment to an edge of a packet-switched network, and providing for autonomous short-term, application-aware controls applied to autonomously control admission of corresponding network ingress traffic at the PEP, and further providing for long-term traffic controls on said corresponding network ingress traffic, said interfaces configured to provide for autonomous short-term, application-aware controls and to provide for long-term traffic controls by: admission policies that prioritize application traffic and give priority admission to one traffic class over another; and admission control tables downloadable from the session/call admission controller (S/CAC) independently located within the topology of said packet-switched network, and the PEP and the S/CAC use said packet-switched network to communicate with one another, and together Implement admission of said long-term traffic controls that differentiate between traffic classes.