System and method for restricting access to network performance information
US-9241271-B2 · Jan 19, 2016 · US
System and method for using distributed network performance information tables to manage network communications
US9344906B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9344906-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414582467-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Publication date | May 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2016 |
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A system, method and network communications device including a processing unit configured to communicate data packets with one or more network communications devices. The data packets include network performance information generated by the one or more network communications devices in response to receiving a portion of the data packets. The network communications device further includes a memory in communication with the processing unit. The memory is configured to store a table containing network performance information associated with the node segments through which the data packets are communicated with the one or more network communications devices. The processing unit is further configured to process the data packets to store the network performance information in the table. The network performance information is utilized to alter future communications of the data packets through the node segments.
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We claim: 1. A wireless access point, comprising: a processing unit configured to communicate data packets with one or more end-user communications devices; and a memory in communication with the processing unit and configured to store network performance information associated with the wireless access point, wherein the network performance information includes available bandwidth at the wireless access point; wherein the processing unit is further configured to: extract netw…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9344906B2 cover?
- A system, method and network communications device including a processing unit configured to communicate data packets with one or more network communications devices. The data packets include network performance information generated by the one or more network communications devices in response to receiving a portion of the data packets. The network communications device further includes a memo…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Centurylink Ip Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04W24/02. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue May 17 2016 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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