Dynamic bandwidth allocation for non-real time operations

A central device configured to retrieve and deliver multimedia content to one or more client devices, wherein the central device processes real time operations and non-real time operations, the central device comprising:

• one or more subscriber interfaces that deliver multimedia content to the one or more client devices;
• a transcoding module that performs one or more non-real time operations;
• and
• one or more modules that:
• recognize a change in a resource load;
• determine a maximum bandwidth allocation for processing non-real time operations, wherein the maximum bandwidth allocation for processing non-real time operations is based upon a maximum bandwidth for processing real time operations and non-real time operations and the amount of bandwidth required for real time operations being processed;
• and
• adjust the processing of one or more non-real time operations such that the bandwidth consumed by the processing of the one or more non-real time operations is less than the maximum bandwidth allocation for processing non-real time operations;
• determine a uniform bandwidth allocation for each respective one of the one or more non-real time operations by dividing the maximum bandwidth allocation for processing non-real time operations by the number of non-real time operations being processed;
• and
• adjust the bitrate at which each respective one of the one or more non-real time operations is processed such that the bandwidth consumed by the processing of the respective non-real time operation is less than the uniform bandwidth allocation.

One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:

• recognizing a change in a resource load associated with a central device configured to retrieve and deliver multimedia content to one or more client devices;
• determining a maximum bandwidth allocation for processing non-real time operations, wherein the maximum bandwidth allocation for processing non-real time operations is based upon a maximum bandwidth available to the central device and the amount of bandwidth required for real time operations being processed at the central device;
• adjusting the processing of one or more non-real time operations such that the bandwidth consumed by the processing of the one or more non-real time operations is less than the maximum bandwidth allocation for processing non-real time operations;
• determining a uniform bandwidth allocation for each respective one of the one or more non-real time operations by dividing the maximum bandwidth allocation for processing non-real time operations by the number of non-real time operations being processed at the central device;
• and
• adjusting the bitrate at which each respective one of the one or more non-real time operations is processed such that the bandwidth consumed by the processing of the respective non-real time operation is less than the uniform bandwidth allocation.