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System and method for edge resource management

  • US 7,823,179 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2005
  • Issued: 10/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a hub operatively connected to a plurality of transmission devices that deliver content to one or more end users; and

    a processor configured to;

    determine a requested bandwidth associated with a content request received from a headend, wherein the content request is transmitted by the headend in response to a request for the content from the one or more end users;

    identify an available bandwidth associated with each of the plurality of transmission devices;

    calculate an available bandwidth score for each of the plurality of transmission devices, wherein the available bandwidth score comprises a ratio of the requested bandwidth and the available bandwidth;

    determine a service type associated with the content request;

    identify an available service associated with each of the plurality of transmission devices;

    calculate a service type score for each of the plurality of transmission devices, wherein the service type score comprises a comparison of the service type and the available service;

    determine a total score based, at least in part, on a summation of the available bandwidth score and the service type score, for each of the plurality of transmission devices; and

    select a transmission device having a highest total score from the plurality of transmission devices to handle a transmission of the content to the one or more end users.

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