Dynamic bandwidth allocation and jitter handling in multi-tiered satellite networks

A method comprising:

• retrieving, by a processor associated with a bandwidth distributing (BD) unit, periodically, a bandwidth report from an in-route group manager (IGM) associated with each of at least one of a first network gateway associated with a first network path and a second network gateway associated with a second network path, wherein the bandwidth report comprises a request, from a plurality of devices, for bandwidth on at least one of a physical network environment associated with the first network path and a virtual network environment associated with the second network path, and wherein the BD unit is communicatively coupled to at least one of the first network gateway and the second network gateway;
• analyzing, by the processor, data indicating a status of the virtual network environment and the physical network environment, wherein the status corresponds to an aggregated bandwidth demand for the virtual network environment and the physical network environment;
• comparing, by the processor, a bandwidth demand value associated with the aggregated bandwidth demand, with a first pre-defined threshold value associated with the physical network environment and a second pre-defined threshold value associated with the virtual network environment;
• switching, by the processor, from a multi-beam management mode corresponding to an in-route bandwidth manager (IBM) associated with the IGM, to a multi-tier network entity management mode associated with the BD unit, based on a comparison result;
• determining, by the processor, a bandwidth adjustment parameter corresponding to at least one of the virtual network environment, and a beam associated with the virtual network environment, based on switching to the multi-tier network entity management mode, wherein the bandwidth adjustment parameter is determined for the virtual network environment within at least one of the physical network environment and the virtual network environment;
• allocating, by the processor, a bandwidth for each of the plurality of devices associated with the virtual network environment, and transmit allocated bandwidth information to an in-route bandwidth manager (IBM) associated with the IGM;
• triggering, by the processor, the IBM to apply the allocated bandwidth for each of the plurality of devices associated with the virtual network environment;
• receiving, by the processor, from the IBM, a scaling factor corresponding to the allocated bandwidth, upon triggering the IBM, wherein the received scaling factor is transmitted to the IGM;
• and
• switching, by the processor, back to the multi-beam management mode via the IBM from the multi-tier network entity management mode, based on the comparison result, upon transmitting the scaling factor.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions that are executable by a processor to:

• retrieve, via a bandwidth distributing (BD) unit, periodically, a bandwidth report from an in-route group manager (IGM) associated with each of at least one of a first network gateway associated with a first network path and a second network gateway associated with a second network path, wherein the bandwidth report comprises a request, from a plurality of devices, for bandwidth on at least one of a physical network environment associated with the first network path and a virtual network environment associated with the second network path, and wherein the BD unit is communicatively coupled to at least one of the first network gateway and the second network gateway;
• analyze data indicating a status of the virtual network environment and the physical network environment, wherein the status corresponds to an aggregated bandwidth demand for the virtual network environment and the physical network environment;
• compare a bandwidth demand value associated with the aggregated bandwidth demand, with a first pre-defined threshold value associated with the physical network environment and a second pre-defined threshold value associated with the virtual network environment;
• switch, from a multi-beam management mode corresponding to an in-route bandwidth manager (IBM) associated with the IGM, to a multi-tier network entity management mode associated with the BD unit, based on a comparison result;
• determine a bandwidth adjustment parameter corresponding to at least one of the virtual network environment, and a beam associated with the virtual network environment, based on switching to the multi-tier network entity management mode, wherein the bandwidth adjustment parameter is determined for the virtual network environment within at least one of the physical network environment and the virtual network environment;
• allocate a bandwidth for each of the plurality of devices associated with the virtual network environment, and transmit allocated bandwidth information to an in-route bandwidth manager (IBM) associated with the IGM;
• trigger the IBM to apply the allocated bandwidth for each of the plurality of devices associated with the virtual network environment;
• receive, from the IBM, a scaling factor corresponding to the allocated bandwidth, upon triggering the IBM, wherein the received scaling factor is transmitted to the IGM;
• and
• switch, by the processor, back, to the multi-beam management mode via the IBM from the multi-tier network entity management mode, based on the comparison result, upon transmitting the scaling factor.