With the present invention, the priorities of the network connections are determined responsive to the failures of the network connections.

Network connections or the network topology may be accomplished in a hop-by-hop manner.

The present invention is used for network connections.

In a preferred embodiment, the reliable connections (2A, 2B, 2C) are virtual private network connections.

network service provider shall mean the undertaking appointed by the ECB to provide computerised network connections for interlinking

The assembly 10 further includes network connections 18a and 18b.

The network broker (11) is also arranged to automatically establish network connections via the or each network access point and to acquire operating parameters indicative of the status and/or performance of the connections.

The user may choose to show all available network connections, or only subset of the available network connections (e.g., only wireless, or only dial-up and VPN).

The computing device compares the priority information with available network connections.

Nomadic, broadband, wireline access (fixed network) takes place via known fixed network connections.

This substantially reduces or eliminates disruptions in network connections established by computer applications or other higher layer connections.

An apparatus for managing a plurality of available network connections is disclosed.

A novel method and system for testing network connections is provided.

Increased throughput on the aggregated network connection equals the sum of the available throughput on the aggregated network connections.

A centralized sensor network service manages the registration, capabilities, near real-time status of the sensors and their current network connections.