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Methods, computer program products, and modules for dynamically allocating bandwidth of a subscriber line

  • US 20080062988A1
  • Filed: 09/12/2006
  • Published: 03/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of allocating bandwidth to a subscriber line that carries packets for communication between devices networked across a wide area network, the method comprising:

  • analyzing at a wide area network access module, which connects the subscriber line to the wide area network, at least one of the packets in a packet stream to identify a type of protocol associated with the analyzed packet that is indicative of a bandwidth of the packet stream;

    varying bandwidth allocated to the subscriber line by the wide area network access module in response to the indicated bandwidth of the packet stream; and

    constraining packet communications through the subscriber line to no more than the allocated bandwidth.

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