Network usage optimization
First Claim
1. A network usage optimization method, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a network and a data processing apparatus, wherein the data processing apparatus communicates via a permanent virtual circuit (PVC) of the network;
(b) obtaining past network traffic data for traffic over the PVC;
(c) predicting future network traffic data for traffic over the PVC for a future time period based on the past network traffic data; and
(d) based on the predicted future network traffic data, determining and specifying an optimum CIR for the PVC for the future time period that will result in a minimum predicted total network usage fee for the future time period.
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Abstract
A network usage optimization method for minimizing the total network usage fee. The method includes the steps of (a) providing a network and a data processing apparatus, wherein the data processing apparatus communicates via a PVC of the network; (b) obtaining past network traffic data for traffic over the PVC; (c) predicting future network traffic data for traffic over the PVC for a future time period based on the past network traffic data; and (d) based on the predicted future network traffic data, specifying a CIR for the PVC for the future time period that will result in a minimum predicted total network usage fee for the future time period.
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20 Claims
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1. A network usage optimization method, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a network and a data processing apparatus, wherein the data processing apparatus communicates via a permanent virtual circuit (PVC) of the network;
(b) obtaining past network traffic data for traffic over the PVC;
(c) predicting future network traffic data for traffic over the PVC for a future time period based on the past network traffic data; and
(d) based on the predicted future network traffic data, determining and specifying an optimum CIR for the PVC for the future time period that will result in a minimum predicted total network usage fee for the future time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm adapted to implement a method for network usage optimization, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining past network traffic data for traffic over a PVC of a network;
(b) predicting future network traffic data for traffic over the PVC for a future time period based on the past network traffic data; and
(c) based on the predicted future network traffic data, determining and specifying an optimum CIR for the PVC for the future time period that will result in a minimum predicted total network usage fee for the future time period. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network provisioning method, comprising integrating computer-readable code into a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing the steps of:
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(a) obtaining past network traffic data for traffic over a PVC of a network;
(b) predicting future network traffic data for traffic over the PVC for a future time period based on the past network traffic data; and
(c) based on the predicted future network traffic data, determining and specifying an optimum CIR for the PVC for the future time period that will result in a minimum predicted total network usage fee for the future time period. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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