Dynamic adaptive network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11240123-B2
Application number	US-201916459772-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2019
Priority date	Mar 3, 2015
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing a network are disclosed. In certain systems and methods, access to a network such as a wireless network, can be granted or denied based upon a threshold number of devices accessing the network. Moreover, access to a first service available over the network can be granted or denied based upon a threshold number of devices accessing the first service. Various network resource can be allocated to the first service based at least upon the number of device access the first service.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
granting access to a network based upon a threshold quantity of devices accessing the network and in response to a request for access to the network;
granting access to a first service, of a plurality of services provided via the network, based upon a threshold quantity of devices accessing the first service and in response to a request for access to the first service; and
allocating, based on a quantity of the plurality of services accessed via the network and a type of traffic associated with one or more of the quantity of the plurality of services, a network resource to the first service.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network comprises a local area network, and wherein the plurality of services comprise one or more managed services.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of services comprise one or more of a video service, a voice service, or a high-speed data service.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the allocated network resource comprises bandwidth.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the allocating the network resource to the first service comprises allocating bandwidth to the first service based upon a dynamic partition scheme.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the allocating the network resource to the first service comprises allocating time-division multiplexing slots to the plurality of services in a prioritized manner.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising allocating the network resource to a second service of the plurality of services.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second service is distinct from the first service.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first service comprises a video service and wherein the method further comprises receiving a selection of a maximum bitrate for initial provision of the first service based at least on the allocated network resource or a link condition.

10. A device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
grant access to a network based upon a threshold quantity of devices accessing the network and in response to a request for access to the network;
grant access to a first service, of a plurality of services provided via the network, based upon a threshold quantity of devices accessing the first service and in response to a request for access to the first service; and
allocate, based on a quantity of the plurality of services accessed via the network and a type of traffic associated with one or more of the quantity of the plurality of services, a network resource to the first service.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the network comprises a local area network and the one or more processors are comprised in one or more user devices.

12. The device of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of services comprise one or more of a video service, a voice service, or a high-speed data service.

13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the allocated network resource comprises bandwidth.

14. The device of claim 10 , wherein the first service comprises a video service and wherein the instructions, when further executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
select a maximum bitrate for initial provision of the first service based at least on the allocated network resource or a link condition.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
granting access to the network based upon a threshold quantity of devices accessing the network and in response to a request for access to a network;
granting access to a first service, of a plurality of services provided via the network, based upon a threshold quantity of devices accessing the first service and in response to a request for access to the first service; and
allocating, based on a quantity of the plurality of services accessed via the network and a type of traffic associated with one or more of the quantity of the plurality of services, a network resource to the first service.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 ,
wherein the instructions, when further executed, cause:
allocating the network resource to a second service of the plurality of services.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 ,
wherein the instructions, when further executed, cause:
determining that the network resource allocated to the second service is below a total network resource allocation available to the plurality of services.

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Mo Richard

Classifications

• H04L41/0896

  Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities (flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76) · CPC title

• H04L41/509

  wherein the managed service relates to media content delivery, e.g. audio, video or TV · CPC title

• H04L43/0894

  Packet rate · CPC title

• H04L41/50 Primary

  Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements · CPC title

• H04L43/16

  Threshold monitoring · CPC title