Differential bandwidth metering for networks with direct peerings

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9141947
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13330449

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Methods and apparatus for differential bandwidth metering in a network implementing direct peerings. A system includes a plurality of resource collections and a billing manager. The billing manager obtains a first metric of network traffic transmitted on behalf of a client to obtain one or more services from one or more resource collections. The billing manager also obtains a second metric of network traffic transmitted on behalf of the client over one or more private links, where each private link is set up to establish a network path between a respective client network of the client and a respective resource collection of the plurality of resource collections. The billing manager provides composite billing information to the client comprising a differential billing amount dependent upon a difference between the first metric and the second metric.

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  • AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
De, Santis Peter N Seattle, US 10 252
Doane, Andrew J Vienna, US 104 4663
Furr, Michael B Washington, US 12 160
Lennon, David B Reston, US 8 84
Miller, Kevin Christopher Herndon, US 126 5109

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