Dynamic adaptive network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016262160-A1
Application number	US-201615059963-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 3, 2016
Priority date	Mar 3, 2015
Publication date	Sep 8, 2016
Grant date	—

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

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a request for access to a network; granting access to the network based upon a threshold number of devices accessing the network and in response to the request for access to the network; receiving, by the one or more processors, a request for access to a first service of a plurality of services provided via the network; granting access to the first service based upon a threshold number of devices accessing the first service and in response to the request for access to the first service; and allocating a network resource to the first service.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the network is a local area network.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of services provided via the network comprise one or more of a video service, a voice service, and 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.

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

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 is a video service and further comprising receiving a selection of a maximum bitrate for initial provision of the first service based at least one of the allocated network resource and a link condition.

10 . A method comprising:
transmitting, by one or more processors, a request for access to a network; receiving a grant of access to the network based upon a threshold number of devices accessing the network and in response to the request for access to the network; transmitting, by the one or more processors, a request for access to a first service of a plurality of services provided via the network; and receiving a grant of access to the first service based upon a threshold number of devices accessing the first service and in response to the request for access to the first service, wherein at least a portion of a network resource is allocated to the first service.

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

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of services provided via the network comprise one or more of a video service, a voice service, and a high-speed data service.

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

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first service is a video service and further comprising selecting a maximum bitrate for initial provision of the first service based at least one of the allocated network resource and a link condition.

15 . A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a request for access to a network; determining a current number of devices accessing the network; granting access to the network when the current number of devices accessing the network is below a threshold number of devices accessing the network and in response to the request for access to the network; receiving, by the one or more processors, a request for access to a first service of a plurality of services provided via the network; determining a current number of devices accessing each of the plurality of services provided via the network; and granting access to the first service based on the current number of devices accessing each of the plurality of services provided via the network.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of services provided via the network comprise one or more of a video service, a voice service, and a high-speed data service.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising allocating a network resource to the first service of the plurality of services provided via the network.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising allocating the network resource to a second service of the plurality of services provided via the network.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the second service is distinct from the first service.

20 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the first service is a video service and further comprising receiving a selection of a maximum bitrate for initial provision of the first service based at least one of the allocated network resource and a link condition.

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

• H04L43/16

  Threshold monitoring · CPC title

• H04L41/50 Primary

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