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DYNAMIC NETWORK TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN RESPONSE TO NON-NETWORK CONDITIONS INPUT

  • US 20140146672A1
  • Filed: 11/28/2012
  • Published: 05/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automatically selecting an appropriate quality of service policy as a function of network and business conditions, the method comprising:

  • determining a current loading condition of an internet protocol network that comprises a plurality of devices operating under a current network control rule and a current network routing rule;

    determining a current condition of radio frequency communications between wireless devices of the plurality of devices under the current network control and network routing rules;

    determining a current business condition that indicates a cost or availability of a resource used in operation of a first of the internet protocol network devices remotely controlled via IP data packet communications under the current network control and network routing rules; and

    a processing unit automatically selecting a special resource control rule and preempting at least one of the current network control and the current routing rule within the internet protocol network by the selected special resource control rule, wherein the selected special resource control rule causes a first of the internet protocol devices to reduce an amount of the resource used or distributed by the first internet protocol device while operating within the current determined internet protocol network loading and RF communications conditions, if the resource cost or availability exceeds a specified market condition constraint.

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