Methods of allocating access across a shared communications medium
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1. A method of providing network access across a shared communications medium between competing users, comprising the steps of:
- a monitoring, by a network access manager, network access usage by each user during a time interval;
(b) based on said monitoring, forecasting, by the network access manager, network access usage by each user over a future time interval; and
(c) allocating, by the network access manager, network access available to each user during the future time interval, each user'"'"'s allocation of network access being equal to each user'"'"'s forecasted network access usage multiplied by a ratio of the total available network access to the total forecasted network access usage of all the users, wherein the network access allocation to each user may not exceed a predetermined maximum value and may not exceed network capacity available for allocation to a respective network user.
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Abstract
A method of providing network access across a shared communications medium between competing users includes the steps of monitoring network access usage by each user for a past time interval and, based on the monitored network access usage, allocating network access for each user during a future time interval. Features include forecasting network access that will be utilized or requested by users in a future time interval, and prioritizing the users for allocating network access to the users.
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1. A method of providing network access across a shared communications medium between competing users, comprising the steps of:
- a monitoring, by a network access manager, network access usage by each user during a time interval;
(b) based on said monitoring, forecasting, by the network access manager, network access usage by each user over a future time interval; and
(c) allocating, by the network access manager, network access available to each user during the future time interval, each user'"'"'s allocation of network access being equal to each user'"'"'s forecasted network access usage multiplied by a ratio of the total available network access to the total forecasted network access usage of all the users, wherein the network access allocation to each user may not exceed a predetermined maximum value and may not exceed network capacity available for allocation to a respective network user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a monitoring, by a network access manager, network access usage by each user during a time interval;
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