Method and system for allocating resources within a data communications network
First Claim
1. A method for allocating resources in a data communications network, compromising:
- determining the amount of bandwidth available to a given user; and
adjusting and readjusting the bandwidth available to a user in accordance with predetermined parameters;
wherein a user has a plurality;
options including;
setting whether each attached device is equal in its allowed access to bandwidth or if a hierarchy should be set up;
for a setup with a hierarchy among attached devices, the user selects one of the attached devices to be a primary attached device and, if other attached devices are to have a hierarchical relation with one another, their relative order of importance;
selecting a minimum speed or access to bandwidth for the primary attached device (and for other hierarchical attached devices) such that when the primary attached device'"'"'s communication speed within the data communications network falls below that number, a bandwidth manager then limits other attached devices access to the data communications network such that enough bandwidth is freed up to speed up the primary attached device'"'"'s access to the data communications network;
the user can select a minimum speed for all attached devices such that the bandwidth manager, when it cuts back on lower priority attached devices allows them a predetermined amount of access to the data communications network;
the user sets up how often the bandwidth manager should check the bandwidth availability, potential speed, and needs of high priority device;
the user also can determine how often the bandwidth manager rechecks to see if it should again allow additional bandwidth access to lower priority attached devices; and
the user can specify how the bandwidth manager determines the most recent bandwidth demands or speed of the primary attached device or other high priority devices.
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Abstract
A method and system for allocating resources within a data communications network. A bandwidth manager regulates attached devices access to shared bandwidth. The manager ensures that a user has a predetermined amount of bandwidth available or a set speed of data transfer; other users access to shared bandwidth may be restricted as needed to achieve this goal. These other users still have a predetermined minimum amount of access. And so the present invention allows a plurality of users to divide up their use of a shared data communications network in a predetermined manner that ensures the access to this shared resource in a customized way that works best for them.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for allocating resources in a data communications network, compromising:
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determining the amount of bandwidth available to a given user; and
adjusting and readjusting the bandwidth available to a user in accordance with predetermined parameters;wherein a user has a plurality;
options including;setting whether each attached device is equal in its allowed access to bandwidth or if a hierarchy should be set up; for a setup with a hierarchy among attached devices, the user selects one of the attached devices to be a primary attached device and, if other attached devices are to have a hierarchical relation with one another, their relative order of importance; selecting a minimum speed or access to bandwidth for the primary attached device (and for other hierarchical attached devices) such that when the primary attached device'"'"'s communication speed within the data communications network falls below that number, a bandwidth manager then limits other attached devices access to the data communications network such that enough bandwidth is freed up to speed up the primary attached device'"'"'s access to the data communications network; the user can select a minimum speed for all attached devices such that the bandwidth manager, when it cuts back on lower priority attached devices allows them a predetermined amount of access to the data communications network; the user sets up how often the bandwidth manager should check the bandwidth availability, potential speed, and needs of high priority device;
the user also can determine how often the bandwidth manager rechecks to see if it should again allow additional bandwidth access to lower priority attached devices; andthe user can specify how the bandwidth manager determines the most recent bandwidth demands or speed of the primary attached device or other high priority devices.
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2. A method for allocating resources in a data communications network, compromising:
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determining the amount of bandwidth available to a given user; and
adjusting and readjusting the bandwidth available to a user in accordance with predetermined parameters wherein said parameters are set by a user selecting among one or more options; andprompting a user to select among one or more of said predetermined parameters when setting up a data communications network. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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