Internet service node incorporating a bandwidth measurement device and associated methods for evaluating data transfers
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1. A method for analyzing performance of an internet service provider over a period of time, comprising:
- a) determining, for a terminal coupled to the Internet by the internet service provider, a baseline data transfer rate between the terminal and an access node, operated by the internet service provider, through which the terminal is coupled to the Internet;
b) determining a subsequent data transfer rate between the terminal and the access node wherein determining the subsequent data transfer rate is paused when other activity on the terminal is detected and is resumed when the other activity on the terminal has ended; and
c) comparing the baseline data transfer rate to the subsequent data transfer rate.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an intranet for providing on-demand Internet access to subscribers which includes a service node and a plurality of subscriber terminals coupled to the service node by corresponding xDSL lines. In turn, the service node includes a switch coupled to the xDSL lines, a gateway coupled to the Internet, a router which couples the switch to the gateway and a bandwidth measurement server coupled to the gateway. The bandwidth measurement server determines upload and/or download data transfer rates between the service node and requesting ones of said the subscriber terminals coupled thereto.
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1. A method for analyzing performance of an internet service provider over a period of time, comprising:
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a) determining, for a terminal coupled to the Internet by the internet service provider, a baseline data transfer rate between the terminal and an access node, operated by the internet service provider, through which the terminal is coupled to the Internet; b) determining a subsequent data transfer rate between the terminal and the access node wherein determining the subsequent data transfer rate is paused when other activity on the terminal is detected and is resumed when the other activity on the terminal has ended; and c) comparing the baseline data transfer rate to the subsequent data transfer rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for analyzing performance of an internet service provider over a period of time, comprising:
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a) determining, for a terminal coupled to the Internet by the internet service provider, a baseline data transfer rate between the terminal and an access node, operated by the internet service provider, through which the terminal is coupled to the Internet; b) determining a subsequent data transfer rate between the terminal and the access node wherein determining the subsequent data transfer rate is paused when other activity on the terminal is detected and is resumed when the other activity on the terminal has ended; c) comparing the baseline data transfer-rate to the subsequent data transfer rate; and
determining that a degradation of service has occurred when the subsequent data transfer rate is below the baseline data transfer rate by more than a pre-selected threshold value.
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12. For an internet service provider which provides a subscriber with access to the Internet at a rated speed, a method for determining whether below-rated speed data transfers experienced by the subscriber when accessing the Internet are caused by operating conditions within the control of the internet service provider, comprising:
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a) coupling the terminal to an internet access node operated by the internet service provider; b) determining a data transfer rate between the terminal and the internet access node wherein determining the data transfer rate is paused when other activity on the terminal is detected and is resumed when the other activity on the terminal has ended; and c) determining that the reason for the below-rated speed data transfers are outside the control of the internet service provider when the variance between the determined data transfer rate and the rated speed is within a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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