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US 7,257,640 B1Granted
System and method for bandwidth monitoring and allocation in networks
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsFranco Callocchia, Dominick Gorini
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AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsFranco Callocchia, Dominick Gorini
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An apparatus that automatically adjusts authorized bandwidth allocated to a user communicating through an Ethernet network. The apparatus includes a usage monitor in communication with a network gateway or network management system to monitor bandwidth consumed by the user, an evaluator responsive to bandwidth usage that automatically determines bandwidth needs based on historical usage or a demand threshold, and a controller responsive to the evaluator to initiate an examination of surplus bandwidth available at various junctions between the user and a destination. The controller may optionally obtain user verification prior to effecting an automatic increase or decrease in allocated or authorized bandwidth. Allocated bandwidth authorization may also be decreased according to network loading and/or a class of service assignment. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
An apparatus that automatically adjusts an amount of bandwidth allocated to an Ethernet-based user communicating with a destination node via a network including an Ethernet network, said apparatus comprising:
A method of automatically adjusting an amount of bandwidth allocated to an Ethernet-based user communicating with a destination node via a network that includes an Ethernet network and an access gateway interposed between the user and the Ethernet network, said method comprising:
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