Methods and Apparatus to Support Network Policy Managers
First Claim
1. A method for use in a communication system, comprising:
- receiving an adjustment request from a user premises to temporarily adjust a policy defining a bundled service associated with the user premises, the bundled service including a first service assigned a first percentage of a network resource and a second service assigned a second percentage of the network resource;
automatically adjusting the policy such that the first service is assigned a third percentage of the network resource, wherein the third percentage is greater than the first percentage;
receiving a notification of a termination of an application associated with the first service; and
readjusting the policy such that the first service is assigned the first percentage in response to the notification.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to support network policy managers are disclosed herein. An example method for use in a communication system includes receiving an adjustment request from a user premises to temporarily adjust a policy defining a bundled service associated with the user premises, the bundled service including a first service assigned a first percentage of a network resource and a second service assigned a second percentage of the network resource; automatically adjusting the policy such that the first service is assigned a third percentage of the network resource, wherein the third percentage is greater than the first percentage; receiving a notification of a termination of an application associated with the first service; and readjusting the policy such that the first service is assigned the first percentage in response to the notification.
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1. A method for use in a communication system, comprising:
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receiving an adjustment request from a user premises to temporarily adjust a policy defining a bundled service associated with the user premises, the bundled service including a first service assigned a first percentage of a network resource and a second service assigned a second percentage of the network resource; automatically adjusting the policy such that the first service is assigned a third percentage of the network resource, wherein the third percentage is greater than the first percentage; receiving a notification of a termination of an application associated with the first service; and readjusting the policy such that the first service is assigned the first percentage in response to the notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A tangible machine accessible medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to:
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receive an adjustment request from a user premises to temporarily adjust a policy defining an bundled service associated with the user premises, the bundled service including a first service assigned a first percentage of a network resource and a second service assigned a second percentage of the network resource; automatically adjust the policy such that the first service is assigned a third percentage of the network resource, wherein the third percentage is greater than the first percentage; receive a notification of a termination of an application associated with the first service; and readjust the policy such that the first service is assigned the first percentage in response to the notification. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A policy manager, comprising:
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a memory to store a policy defining a bundled service including a first service assigned a first percentage of a network resource and a second service assigned a second percentage of the network resource, wherein the first and second services are delivered to a user premises; a policy decision point to receive an adjustment request via a first interface, the policy decision point to adjust the policy such that the first service is assigned a third percentage of the network resource and the second service is assigned a fourth percentage, the third percentage being greater than the first percentage, the fourth percentage being less than the second percentage, and the policy decision point to readjust the policy such that the first service is assigned the first percentage in response to a notification of a termination of an application associated with the first service. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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