AUTOMATIC MAPPING OF HUMAN-MEANINGFUL PARAMETERS TO NETWORK-MEANINGFUL PARAMETERS FOR TRAFFIC IMPORTANCE IN HOME NETWORK
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1. Method comprising:
- discovering device capabilities on a network;
using the device capabilities, ranking devices on a network in order of importance; and
establishing traffic on the network in accordance with the ranking.
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Abstract
A method of automatically discovering home network device capabilities, ranking devices using the capabilities in accordance with ranking heuristics, and implementing traffic policy in accordance with the ranking.
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1. Method comprising:
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discovering device capabilities on a network; using the device capabilities, ranking devices on a network in order of importance; and establishing traffic on the network in accordance with the ranking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one computer-readable medium accessible to the processor and bearing a ranking of network devices, the ranking based on automatically discovered capabilities of the network devices, the apparatus automatically establishing traffic policy in accordance with the ranking. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A residential gateway (RG) configured to establish communication between a wide area network and a home network, the RG comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one tangible computer-readable medium accessible to the processor and bearing instructions to cause the processor to; automatically discover home network device capabilities; rank devices using the capabilities in accordance with ranking heuristics to establish a ranking; and implement traffic policy in accordance with the ranking. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus comprising:
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means for discovering device capabilities on a network; means for, using the device capabilities, ranking devices on a network in order of importance; and means for establishing traffic on the network in accordance with the ranking.
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