Communications network management
CA 2177488 C · Owner: Busuioc, Nicolae Marius · Inventors: Crabtree, Ian Barry; Yadegar, Jacob; Purohit, Bharat
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A communications network (1) such as, a Global Multi Service Network is provided with a management system which comprises a distributed control system (4). The distributed control system (4) is an open community of co-operating intelligent software agents (5 6), which individually have control, or responsibility for managing, one or more nodes (3) of the communications network (1). There are software agents of more than one type and the service management agents (5) which have control over nodes (3) of the network (1) enter a negotiation process with customer agents (6) in the provision of new services, so as to meet the constraints of both customer requirements and the interest of the …
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- Filed November 30, 1994 and granted November 20, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 30, 2014.
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