DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ADJUSTMENT FOR MULTIPLE SERVICE SUPPORT

• US 20120102162A1
• Filed: 10/22/2010
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications Incorporated (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Devireddy, Sreedhar
• Application Number:
  US12/910,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20120102162A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/221
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5006 Creating or negotiating SLA contracts, guarantees or penalties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5077 wherein the managed service relates to simple transport services, i.e. providing only network infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5087 wherein the managed service relates to voice services management of VoIP services H04M7/0081
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/509 wherein the managed service relates to media content delivery, e.g. audio, video or TV

Abstract

A system and method are provided for dynamically modifying a first bandwidth profile assigned to end user 112 receiving a plurality of services from a service provider. The system and method may include communicating a request for a change in the first bandwidth profile to the service provider via a multicast messaging protocol and receiving a second bandwidth profile assigned to end user 112, the second bandwidth profile reflecting the request for a change in the first bandwidth profile.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically modifying a first bandwidth profile assigned to an end user of a service provider, wherein the end user receives a plurality of services from the service provider, the method comprising:

communicating a request for a change in the first bandwidth profile to the service provider via a multicast messaging protocol; and

receiving a second bandwidth profile assigned to end user, the second bandwidth profile reflecting the request for a change in the first bandwidth profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for a change in the first bandwidth profile comprises a request for an additional service from the service provider.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second bandwidth profile comprises a change in a committed information rate from the first bandwidth profile.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second bandwidth profile comprises a change in a peak information rate from the first bandwidth profile.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second bandwidth profile comprises a change in a committed burst size from the first bandwidth profile.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second bandwidth profile comprises a change in a peak burst size from the first bandwidth profile.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the multicast messaging protocol comprises Internet Group Management Protocol.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of services comprise at least telephony, television, and high-speed internet services.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an updated fee schedule, the updated fee schedule reflecting a change in the amount charged by the service provider for the second bandwidth profile.

10. A system for dynamically modifying a first bandwidth profile assigned to an end user of a service provider, wherein the end user receives a plurality of services from the service provider, the system comprising a query module communicatively coupled to the service provider, the query module configured to:

communicate a request for a change in the first bandwidth profile to the service provider via a multicast messaging protocol; and

receive a second bandwidth profile assigned to end user, the second bandwidth profile reflecting the request for a change in the first bandwidth profile.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the request for a change in the first bandwidth profile comprises a request for an additional service from the service provider.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the second bandwidth profile comprises a change in a committed information rate from the first bandwidth profile.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the second bandwidth profile comprises a change in a peak information rate from the first bandwidth profile.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the second bandwidth profile comprises a change in a committed burst size from the first bandwidth profile.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the second bandwidth profile comprises a change in a peak burst size from the first bandwidth profile.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the multicast messaging protocol comprises Internet Group Management Protocol.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of services comprise at least telephony, television, and high-speed internet services.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the query module is further configured to receive an updated fee schedule, the updated fee schedule reflecting a change in the amount charged by the service provider for the second bandwidth profile.

19. A system for dynamically modifying a first bandwidth profile assigned to an end user of a service provider, wherein the end user receives a plurality of services from the service provider, the system comprising a query module communicatively coupled to the service provider, the query module configured to:

communicate a request for a change in the first bandwidth profile to the service provider via an Internet Group Management Protocol packet; and

receive a second bandwidth profile assigned to end user, the second bandwidth profile reflecting the request for a change in the first bandwidth profile, wherein the second bandwidth profile comprises a change in the profile data value group consisting of committed information rate, peak information rate, committed burst size, and peak burst size.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the request for a change in the first bandwidth profile comprises a request for an additional service from the service provider.