Network traffic controller

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The invention provides a network traffic control system that generates traffic monitor information by monitoring and controlling the network traffic based on the traffic monitor information.
The network traffic monitoring system includes a network traffic monitor and a network traffic controller.
The network traffic monitor monitors all network traffic communications and generates the traffic monitor information by detecting, for each network traffic communication information such as types of each communication (i.
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voice or voiceband data), communicating partners, geographical locations of the communicating partners, etc.
The traffic monitor information is sent to the network traffic controller which processes and stores the processed traffic monitor information in a database.
The network traffic controller controls the network traffic based on the processed traffic monitor information.
For example, if two particular communicating parties participate in voiceband data communication during a specific period of time, the network traffic controller may pre-empt such communication during network congestion periods.
The network traffic controller may also set a lower billing rate for voiceband data communication as compared to voice communication because voiceband data communication demands less stringent communication requirements.
Thus, the traffic network controller reduces the cost of network communication as well as optimizes network performance based on traffic monitor information obtained by the traffic monitor.