Abstract: An automated system and method to request, process, fulfill, manage and terminate an inter-provider IP service is introduced to allow the realization of an electronic inter-provider IP service, including the service definition, requisition, contracting, provisioning, management, fulfillment and settlement. The system includes an adaptive hardware infrastructure and flexible software to define business models and revenue structures that can adapt to business requirements and provide real-time information to profit centers.

Abstract: An automated system and method to request, process, fulfill, manage and terminate an inter-provider IP service is introduced to allow the realization of an electronic inter-provider IP service, including the service definition, requisition, contracting, provisioning, management, fulfillment and settlement. The system includes an adaptive hardware infrastructure and flexible software to define business models and revenue structures that can adapt to business requirements and provide real-time information to profit centers.

Abstract: A dedicated, optimized, secure and private apparatus, system and method is provided for service providers to dynamically share the resources of a single packet services node within a telecommunications network. The apparatus, method and system uses real-time dynamic software partitioning, with low-level dynamic hardware reconfiguration and adaptation, to enable real-time network, software and hardware resource allocation. The packet services node is configured as a unified and integrated switch (UIS) that can be segmented into a number of logical communication nodes (LCN). Each LCN operates as a secure, independent, private and dynamically configured packet services node. A master controller is responsible for the allocation of resources to LCNs based on resource availability and/or a predefined resource allocation configuration between the operator of the UIS and the user of the LCN.