IPTV channel usage and video delivery path monitoring architecture
First Claim
1. A method for determining usage of a channel, comprising:
- monitoring upstream information; and
determining the usage of a channel in response to the monitoring of the upstream information.
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Abstract
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method for monitoring usage of a channel, including monitoring upstream information, and determining usage of the channel in response to the monitoring is disclosed. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a service module for monitoring usage of a channel includes a data input operative to monitor upstream information, and a processor that determines usage of the channel in response to the data input is disclosed. In accordance with another aspect of present invention, the method and module also include monitoring video delivery path performance and detecting potential denial-of-service (DoS) attacks to video servers is disclosed.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for determining usage of a channel, comprising:
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monitoring upstream information; and
determining the usage of a channel in response to the monitoring of the upstream information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for determining video delivery path performance, comprising:
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detecting upstream information indicative of a loss of packets;
determining from the detected upstream information the video delivery path performance. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A service module, comprising:
a data input operative to monitor upstream information, the data input being further operative to non-detrimentally monitor at least one packet of information from a user-associated device to a server over the internet. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium having a set of instructions operative to cause a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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detecting upstream information sent from a device associated with a subscriber over an internet; and
determining from the detected upstream a parameter relating to delivery of an information over the internet to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for monitoring a network that provides video contents to a plurality of end users, wherein the network includes an end user device associated with each end user in the plurality of end users, and at least one server that receives an upstream information from the end user associated device over the internet, comprising:
an interface between each end user associated device and the server that detects upstream information sent by the each end user device and determines from the detected signals a parameter relating to the video contents. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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