Network utilization control apparatus and method of using
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1. A customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus, comprising:
- a first communications unit adapted to send and receive message packets over a wide area network (WAN), the sending and receiving of message packets comprising network traffic; and
a processing unit adapted to control the sending and receiving of message packets through the first communications unit, each message packet having a packet size corresponding to an amount of WAN network utilization for each packet, the processing unit being adapted to one of measure, report, and limit the amount of WAN network utilization.
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) apparatus includes a first communications unit and a processing unit. The first communications unit sends and receives message packets over a wide area network (WAN), and the processing unit controls the sending and receiving of message packets through the first communications unit. The sending and receiving of message packets comprises network traffic, while each packet has a packet size corresponding to an amount of WAN network utilization for each packet. The processing unit is adapted to measure, report, and limit the amount of WAN network utilization.
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1. A customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus, comprising:
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a first communications unit adapted to send and receive message packets over a wide area network (WAN), the sending and receiving of message packets comprising network traffic; and
a processing unit adapted to control the sending and receiving of message packets through the first communications unit, each message packet having a packet size corresponding to an amount of WAN network utilization for each packet, the processing unit being adapted to one of measure, report, and limit the amount of WAN network utilization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus, comprising:
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means for sending and receiving message packets over a wide area network (WAN);
means for sending and receiving message packets over a local area network (LAN), the sending and receiving of message packets comprising network traffic;
means for controlling the sending and receiving of message packets over the WAN and LAN, each sent and received message packet having a packet size comprising an amount of network utilization; and
means for at least one of measuring, reporting, and limiting the amount of network utilization. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of operating a customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting receipt of a message packet from a network;
comparing the received message packet to the network utilization measuring rule; and
executing a measuring action if the measuring rule is satisfied.
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16. A method of operating a customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting a reporting event;
comparing the reporting event to a network utilization reporting rule; and
executing a reporting action if the reporting rule is satisfied.
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17. A method of operating a customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting receipt of a message packet from a network;
comparing the received message packet to a network utilization limiting rule; and
executing a limiting action if the limiting rule is satisfied.
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18. A method of operating a customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus, the method comprising:
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measuring past network utilization based on a predetermined quota to produce a current network utilization measurement; and
limiting future network utilization based on the current network utilization measurement. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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