SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC DATA TRANSFER MANAGEMENT ON A PER SUBSCRIBER BASIS IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
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1. A system for allowing a user to dynamically control an amount of bandwidth available to the user in a network, the system comprising:
- a first network interface for communicating over a communication link with a user device during a network session;
a second network interface for communicating with one or more computer networks;
a data storage system including a user profile record associated with a user, the user profile record comprising an indication of a network communication bandwidth associated with the user device; and
a processor configured to calculate a delay period associated with a received packet based on the network communication bandwidth associated with the user, and the processor further configured to delay transmission of the packet based on the delay period to prevent the user device from achieving a bandwidth greater than the network communication bandwidth associated with the user device.
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Abstract
A method of dynamically managing transmission of packets is disclosed. The method, in some embodiments, may comprise establishing a network session over a communication link between a network and a user device of a user and associating a data transmission parameter with the user device. The method may further comprise receiving a packet and calculating a delay period associated with the packet based on the data transmission parameter and delaying transmission of the packet based on the delay period.
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1. A system for allowing a user to dynamically control an amount of bandwidth available to the user in a network, the system comprising:
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a first network interface for communicating over a communication link with a user device during a network session; a second network interface for communicating with one or more computer networks; a data storage system including a user profile record associated with a user, the user profile record comprising an indication of a network communication bandwidth associated with the user device; and a processor configured to calculate a delay period associated with a received packet based on the network communication bandwidth associated with the user, and the processor further configured to delay transmission of the packet based on the delay period to prevent the user device from achieving a bandwidth greater than the network communication bandwidth associated with the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of dynamically managing transmission of packets, the method comprising:
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establishing a network session over a communication link between a network and a user device of a user; associating a data transmission parameter with the user device, the data transmission parameter being retrieved from a user profile associated with the user; receiving a packet and calculating a delay period associated with the packet based on the data transmission parameter; and delaying transmission of the packet based on the delay period to prevent the user device from achieving a data transmission greater than the data transmission parameter associated with the user device and retrieved from the user profile associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for allowing a user to dynamically control a data transmission parameter associated with the user in a network, the system comprising:
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means for establishing a network session over a communication link between a network and a user device of a user; means for associating a data transmission parameter with the user device, the data transmission parameter being stored in a user profile associated with the user; means for receiving a packet and calculating a delay period associated with the packet based on the data transmission parameter; and means for delaying transmission of the packet based on the delay period without requiring hardware reconfiguration of any component in the network to prevent the user device from achieving a data transmission greater than the data transmission parameter associated with the user device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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