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Intelligent traffic quota management
US8948191B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8948191-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113316281-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | Dec 9, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A network element acts as a gateway to a data network for a subscriber end station. The network element includes control plane operable to communicate with a first network processing unit (NPU) and a second NPU, which are operable to communicate with the subscriber end station. The control plane includes a quota management module, which determines a quota amount to be assigned to the first NPU and the second NPU. The quota management module assigns a portion of the quota amount to the first NPU and another portion of the quota amount to the second NPU. The quota management module may determine to change the distribution of an unconsumed quota amount between the first NPU and the second NPU, determine the unconsumed quota amount, and assign a portion of the unconsumed quota amount to the first NPU and another portion of the unconsumed quota amount to the second NPU.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: a network element, which is to be coupled between a data network and a subscriber end station, to act as a gateway to the data network for the subscriber end station and perform intelligent quota management of a quota that limits an amount of traffic sent through a subscriber traffic flow between the data network and the subscriber end station, the network element including: a first network processing unit (NPU) operable to communic…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8948191B2 cover?
- A network element acts as a gateway to a data network for a subscriber end station. The network element includes control plane operable to communicate with a first network processing unit (NPU) and a second NPU, which are operable to communicate with the subscriber end station. The control plane includes a quota management module, which determines a quota amount to be assigned to the first NPU …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kean Brian, Jaiswal Suraj, Yelamanchi Swapna, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L47/70. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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