Systems and methods for dynamic data transfer management on a per subscriber basis in a communications network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016205031-A1
Application number	US-201514879567-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 9, 2015
Priority date	Oct 22, 1999
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method of dynamically managing transmission of packets is disclosed. The method, in some embodiments, may comprise establishing a network session over a communication link between a network and a user device of a user and associating a data transmission parameter with the user device. The method may further comprise receiving a packet and calculating a delay period associated with the packet based on the data transmission parameter and delaying transmission of the packet based on the delay period.

First claim

1 .- 20 . (canceled)

21 . A bandwidth management system configured to allow users to dynamically request an amount of bandwidth and further configured to maintain a minimum level of bandwidth for the users, the bandwidth management system comprising:
a hardware memory configured to store one or more queues; one or more first network interfaces configured to receive a plurality of packets; a controller configured to:
determine a class of service associated with at least some of the received plurality of packets based on user selection of requested bandwidth or requested connection speed;
add each of the at least some of the received plurality of packets in the one or more queues according to the determined class of service; and
remove one or more outgoing packets associate with a user from the one or more queues based on a quality of service metric determined for the user; and
one or more second network interfaces configured to transmit the one or more outgoing packets removed from the one or more queues, wherein the controller is further configured to delay transmission of the one or more outgoing packets to prevent the user's network enabled device from achieving a bandwidth or connection speed greater than the requested bandwidth or the requested connection speed.

22 . The bandwidth management system of claim 21 , wherein the quality of service metric comprises a minimum bandwidth or minimum connection speed associated with the user.

23 . The bandwidth management system of claim 21 , wherein the quality of service metric comprises a measured bandwidth or measured connection speed associated with the user.

24 . The bandwidth management system of claim 21 , wherein the controller is further configured to monitor throughput at the one or more first network interfaces or the one or more second network interfaces, wherein the throughput is related to the quality of service metric.

25 . The bandwidth management system of claim 21 , wherein the controller is further configured to use at least one of weighted fair queuing, deficit round robin, or random early detection schemes for the adding or the removing of packets from the one or more queues.

26 . The bandwidth management system of claim 21 , wherein the controller is further configured to add or remove packets from the one or more queues based on load associated with the one or more queues.

27 . The bandwidth management system of claim 21 , wherein the controller is further configured to present to the user's network enabled device display content that enables the user to select one of a plurality of network connection parameters including a bandwidth parameter amongst two or more available bandwidth parameters.

28 . The bandwidth management system of claim 27 , wherein the display content is a home page.

29 . The bandwidth management system of claim 21 , wherein the bandwidth management is performed substantially in real-time and without requiring hardware reconfiguration of any component in a network.

30 . A method of managing bandwidth including allowing users to dynamically request an amount of bandwidth and maintaining a minimum level of bandwidth for the users, the method comprising:
storing one or more queues; receiving a plurality of packets; determining a class of service associated with at least some of the received plurality of packets based on user selection of requested bandwidth or requested connection speed; adding each of the at least some of the received plurality of packets in the one or more queues according to the determined class of service; and removing one or more outgoing packets associated with a user from the one or more queues based on a quality of service metric determined for the user; and transmitting the one or more outgoing packets removed from the one or more queues, wherein the transmission of the one or more outgoing packets is delayed to prevent the user's network enabled device from achieving a bandwidth or connection speed greater than the requested bandwidth or the requested connection speed.

31 . The method of claim 31 , wherein the quality of service metric comprises a minimum bandwidth or minimum connection speed associated with the user.

32 . The method of claim 31 , wherein the quality of service metric comprises a measured bandwidth or measured connection speed associated with the user.

33 . The method of claim 31 , further comprising monitoring throughput at the one or more first network interfaces or the one or more second network interfaces, wherein the throughput is related to the quality of service metric.

34 . The method of claim 31 , wherein the adding or the removing of packets from the one or more queues comprises using at least one of weighted fair queuing, deficit round robin, or random early detection schemes.

35 . The method of claim 31 , further comprising adding or removing packets from the one or more queues based on load associated with the one or more queues.

36 . The method of claim 31 , further comprising presenting to the user's network enabled device display content that enables the user to select one of a plurality of network connection parameters including a bandwidth parameter amongst two or more available bandwidth parameters.

37 . The method of claim 37 , wherein the display content is a home page.

38 . The method of claim 31 , wherein the bandwidth management is performed substantially in real-time and without requiring hardware reconfiguration of any component in a network.

Assignees

• Nomadix Inc

Inventors

• Short Joel E
• Delley Frederic
• Logan Mark F
• Toomey Daniel

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

• H04L47/10

  Flow control; Congestion control · CPC title

• H04L47/70

  Admission control; Resource allocation · CPC title

• H04L47/32 Primary

  by discarding or delaying data units, e.g. packets or frames · CPC title

• H04L12/14 Primary

  Charging, metering or billing arrangements specially adapted for data communications, e.g. authentication, authorisation and accounting [AAA] framework · CPC title