Network Device Mediation

• US 20150100622A1
• Filed: 10/04/2013
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2013
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Urban, David, Albano, Christopher R.
• Application Number:
  US14/046,166
• Publication Number:
  US 20150100622A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1045 Proxies, e.g. for session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing a network are disclosed. One method can comprise establishing communication with an interface of a user device, wherein the user device is located within a first network that is external to a second network. Communication can be established with a computing device, wherein the computing device is located within the second network, and wherein data is received from the computing device based at least in part on a threshold service parameter. An emulation of the interface of the user device can communicate with the computing device to satisfy the threshold service parameter.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

establishing communication with an interface of a user device, wherein the user device is located within a first network that is external to a second network;

establishing communication with a computing device, wherein the computing device is located within the second network, and wherein data is received from the computing device based at least in part on a threshold service parameter; and

emulating the interface of the user device, wherein the emulation of the interface of the user device communicates with the computing device to satisfy the threshold service parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the interface of the user device comprises an application client and the computing device comprises an application server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first network comprises a local area network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second network comprises a wide area network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold service parameter comprises one or more of packet loss, latency, and available bandwidth.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein emulating the interface of the user device comprises establishing communication between the computing device and a faux application client, and establishing communication between the interface of the user device and a faux application server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein satisfying the threshold service parameter comprises modifying transmission of data from the emulation of the interface to the interface of the user device to facilitate satisfaction of the threshold service parameter

8. A method comprising:

establishing communication with an interface of a user device, wherein the user device is located within a first network that is external to a second network;

establishing communication with a computing device, wherein the computing device is located within the second network;

receiving data from the computing device, wherein the data is received from the computing device based at least in part on a threshold service parameter;

detecting a service parameter associated with the communication with the interface of the user device; and

if the detected service parameter does not satisfy the threshold service parameter, modifying transmission of the data to the interface of the user device to facilitate satisfaction of the threshold service parameter.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the interface of the user device comprise an application client.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the first network comprises a local area network.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the computing device comprises an application server.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the second network comprises a wide area network.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein one or more of the service parameter and the threshold service parameter comprise one or more of packet loss, latency, and available bandwidth.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein modifying transmission comprises executing forward error correction.

15. A network comprising:

a user device having an interface in communication with a network device, wherein the user device is located within a first network that is external to a second network; and

a computing device in communication with the network device, wherein the computing device is located within the second network, and wherein data is transmitted from the computing device based at least in part on a threshold service parameter, and wherein the network device is configured to emulate the interface of the user device, wherein the emulation of the interface of the user device communicates with the computing device to satisfy the threshold service parameter.

16. The network of claim 15, wherein the interface of the user device comprises an application client, and the computing device comprises an application server.

17. The network of claim 15, wherein the first network comprises a local area network and the second network comprises a wide area network.

18. The network of claim 15, wherein the threshold service parameter comprises one or more of packet loss, latency, and available bandwidth.

19. The network of claim 15, wherein the emulation of the interface of the user device comprises a faux application client in communication with the computing device, and a faux application server in communication with the interface of the user device.

20. The network of claim 15, wherein the network device is further configured to modify transmission of data to the interface of the user device to facilitate satisfaction of the threshold service parameter.