System for managing communications connection performance characteristics via Internet has web server connected via application server to management server that access exchange

摘要

The system has a web server accessible by a client over a secure data network connection; the data network is logically and/or physically separate from the telecommunications network. The web server is connected to an application server for evaluating management requests that is connected to a management server that access the relevant exchange to control the performance characteristics of the communications connection of the requesting client. The system has a web server (114) accessible by a client (102c) over a secure data network connection, whereby the data network is logically and/or physically separate from the telecommunications network (117). The web server is connected to an application server (108) for evaluating management requests that is connected to a management server (110) that access the relevant exchange (106) to control the performance characteristics of the communications connection of the requesting client. Independent claims are also included for the following: a method of managing communications connection performance characteristics over the Internet, a method of controlling communications connection tariffs and a software application for implementing the inventive method.