公开(公告)号：DE69733599T2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-04

申请号：DE69733599

申请日：1997-09-04

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： FLAVIN ROBERT A ,  VOGL NORBERT G ,  PURDY GEOFFREY H ,  NIHAL PERWAIZ ,  CLARKE JR

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04Q11/04

Abstract: A computer connected to a network has a cumulative packet count data structure that resides in the memory of the computer and has one or more records. Each of the records has usage information associated with an entity (a user or service provider with one or more other computers) connected to the network. The information is in terms of one or more information units, e.g. packets, cells, bytes, and bits. An incrementing process, executed by the central processing unit of the computer accesses a polled amount in a router on the network. The polled amount indicates an amount of network usage associated with the entity in terms of the information units used over a polling period. The incrementing process increments the usage information with the polled amount so that the usage information indicates a cumulative amount of network usage by the entity over a time period. The network usage can be weighted by various (network) cost factors. The weights can also be used to distribute or allocate (weighted) usage among the various entities on the network.

公开(公告)号：DE69733599D1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-28

申请号：DE69733599

申请日：1997-09-04

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： FLAVIN ROBERT A ,  VOGL NORBERT G ,  PURDY GEOFFREY H ,  NIHAL PERWAIZ ,  CLARKE JR

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  H04L12/26

Abstract: A computer connected to a network has a cumulative packet count data structure that resides in the memory of the computer and has one or more records. Each of the records has usage information associated with an entity (a user or service provider with one or more other computers) connected to the network. The information is in terms of one or more information units, e.g. packets, cells, bytes, and bits. An incrementing process, executed by the central processing unit of the computer accesses a polled amount in a router on the network. The polled amount indicates an amount of network usage associated with the entity in terms of the information units used over a polling period. The incrementing process increments the usage information with the polled amount so that the usage information indicates a cumulative amount of network usage by the entity over a time period. The network usage can be weighted by various (network) cost factors. The weights can also be used to distribute or allocate (weighted) usage among the various entities on the network.