Patent ID: 6938080

Claim:
A computer system for managing data exchanges among a plurality of network nodes in a managed packet network, comprising: a managed packet backbone server (MPBS) disposed to communicate with and control resource allocation among the plurality of network nodes in the managed packet network; at least one Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) node communicable with the managed packet backbone server (MPBS), wherein said at least one CPE node transmits a registration request to the MPBS comprising a CPE profile; and at least one Application Service Provider (ASP) node communicable with the managed packet backbone server (MPBS), wherein said at least one ASP node transmits a registration request to the MPBS comprising an ASP profile; wherein the managed packet backbone server (MPBS) manages transactions among said at least one Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) node and said at least one Application Service Provider (ASP) node and reserves resources among the plurality of network nodes in the managed packet network to provide managed data communications between said at least one Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) node and said at least one Application Service Provider (ASP) node.