Methods, systems, and computer program products for modifying bandwidth and/or quality of service in a core network

A Regional/Access Network (RAN) node, comprising:

• a network resource manager module;
• an Application Programming Interface (API) module that is configured to facilitate communication between the network resource manager module and an enterprise, a Network Service Provider (NSP), and/or an Application Service Provider (ASP);
• a core network interface module that is configured to facilitate communication between the network resource manager module and a core network;
• wherein the network resource manager module is configured to process API calls initiated by the enterprise, NSP, and/or the ASP to query a resource allocation in the core network that is assigned to the enterprise, NSP, and/or the ASP, and to process API calls initiated by the enterprise, NSP, and/or the ASP to modify the bandwidth and/or the QoS of the resource allocation in the core network that is assigned to the enterprise, NSP, and/or the ASP.

A computer program product for modifying bandwidth and/or Quality of Service (QoS) in a Regional/Access Network (RAN) that comprises a core network, the RAN facilitating differentiated end-to-end data transport between an enterprise, a Network Service Provider (NSP), and/or an Application Service Provider (ASP) and a customer Premises Network (CPN), comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising:
• computer readable program code configured to use Application Programming Interface (API) calls at the enterprise, NSP, and/or the ASP to communicate with the RAN to query a resource allocation in the core network that is assigned to the enterprise, NSP, and/or the ASP;
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• computer readable program code configured to use API calls at the enterprise, NSP, and/or the ASP to communicate with the RAN to modify the bandwidth and/or the QoS of the resource allocation in the core network that is assigned to the enterprise, NSP, and/or the ASP.