Method and apparatus for providing open loop bandwidth allocation
AssigneeHughes Network Systems, LLC
InventorsGabriel Olariu, Shefali Jain, Roderick Ragland
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Abstract
An approach for allocating bandwidth is disclosed. A request is detected from a terminal for capacity on a communication channel based on type of traffic transmitted from the terminal. A bandwidth allocation pattern designated for the terminal is retrieved, wherein the bandwidth allocation pattern is set based on a predetermined service plan associated with the terminal. Bandwidth over the communication channel is reserved for the terminal according to the bandwidth allocation pattern without feedback to the terminal. This arrangement has particular applicability to a satellite network that provides data communication services.
Claims20
A method for allocating bandwidth, the method comprising:
- detecting a request from a terminal for capacity on a communication channel based on type of traffic transmitted from the terminal;
- retrieving a bandwidth allocation pattern designated for the terminal, wherein the bandwidth allocation pattern is set based on a predetermined service plan associated with the terminal;
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- reserving bandwidth over the communication channel according to the bandwidth allocation pattern without feedback to the terminal.
An apparatus for allocating bandwidth, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to detect a request from a terminal for capacity on a communication channel based on type of traffic transmitted from the terminal;
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- a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store a bandwidth allocation pattern designated for the terminal, wherein the bandwidth allocation pattern is set based on a predetermined service plan associated with the terminal, and the bandwidth over the communication channel is reserved according to the bandwidth allocation pattern without feedback to the terminal.
A method for supporting open loop bandwidth allocation, the method comprising:
- identifying a type of traffic originating from a first terminal;
- determining that the first terminal requires bandwidth allocation for interactive traffic based on the identified type of traffic;
- allocating bandwidth over one or more communication channels to the first terminal according to a first bandwidth allocation pattern designated for the first terminal;
- detecting a second terminal requiring bandwidth allocation for interactive traffic, wherein the second terminal has a second bandwidth allocation pattern designated for the second terminal;
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- allocating bandwidth over the one or more communication channels according to the second bandwidth allocation pattern, wherein the second bandwidth allocation pattern is selectively offset according to an aggregate bandwidth allocation pattern generated from the first bandwidth allocation pattern and the second bandwidth allocation pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.