Method and apparatus for normalizing service level agreements in a network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7916634
APP PUB NO 20080259791A1
SERIAL NO

12167221

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This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for normalizing service level agreements across entire networks. By utilizing a new parameter called the virtual call count, a wholesale network provider can monitor a variety of related network status indications and provide to their customers increased insight into the nature of the service level rejections that they experience. Existing service level agreement processors can be equipped with the additional functionality of calculating the virtual call count to form an apparatus for normalizing service level agreements.

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  • CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dhingra, Anurag Fremont, US 7 130
Synnestvedt, Robert Palo Alto, US 2 11
Venkataramu, Harsha Union City, US 2 11

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