Patent ID: 8549135

Claim:
A method for performing quality of service function in a secure communication network comprising at least one computer system, the method comprising acts of: determining a bandwidth allocation, by a controller located outside the secure network, for the at least one computer system, located within the secure network; providing a first communication channel to the at least one computer system and communicating information via the first communication channel across a security barrier; providing a second communication channel from the controller for communicating control information to the at least one computer system across the security barrier; communicating the control information via the second communication channel across the security barrier to the secure network without compromising security, the control information being indicative of the determined bandwidth allocation, wherein the security barrier prohibits direct communication from the controller located outside of the secure network to the at least one computer system located within the secure network; communicating the control information to the at least one computer system; and using the control information to modify communication behavior of the at least one computer system.