Dynamic bandwidth manager
First Claim
1. A dynamic bandwidth manager comprising:
- a receiving component for receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) address of an IP connected client requesting access to a multimedia resource from a service provider;
a requesting component for locating a nearest managed device to the IP connected client and requesting a current network management data set pertaining to the IP connected client from the located managed device, the current network management data set including data indicating an amount of bandwidth currently being used by the client requesting access; and
a calculation component for retrieving a previously stored network management data set pertaining to the IP connected client and for analysing the current and previously stored network management data sets to calculate an available bandwidth capacity of the IP connected client based on the amount of bandwidth currently being used by the client and an amount of total bandwidth specific to the client that is allotted to the client for use at any one time.
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Abstract
A dynamic bandwidth manager for determining the bandwidth available to an IP connected client device, the IP connected client device requesting access to multimedia resources from a service provider, the dynamic bandwidth manager comprising: a receiving component for receiving an IP address of an IP connected client requesting access to a resource; a requesting component for locating a nearest managed device to the IP connected client and requesting a current network management data set pertaining to the IP connected client from the located managed device; a calculation component for retrieving a previously stored set of network management data pertaining to the IP connected client and for analysing the network management data sets, in dependence on the current network management data set and the previously stored network management data sets, to calculate the available bandwidth capacity of the IP connected client.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A dynamic bandwidth manager comprising:
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a receiving component for receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) address of an IP connected client requesting access to a multimedia resource from a service provider; a requesting component for locating a nearest managed device to the IP connected client and requesting a current network management data set pertaining to the IP connected client from the located managed device, the current network management data set including data indicating an amount of bandwidth currently being used by the client requesting access; and a calculation component for retrieving a previously stored network management data set pertaining to the IP connected client and for analysing the current and previously stored network management data sets to calculate an available bandwidth capacity of the IP connected client based on the amount of bandwidth currently being used by the client and an amount of total bandwidth specific to the client that is allotted to the client for use at any one time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of managing an available bandwidth capacity for an Internet Protocol (IP) connected client, the method comprising:
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receiving, on a computer device, an IP address of the IP connected client; locating, on the computer device, a nearest managed device to the IP connected client; requesting, on the computer device, a current network management data set pertaining to the IP connected client from the located managed device, the current network management data set including data indicating an amount of bandwidth currently being used by the client requesting access; retrieving, on the computer device, a previously stored network management data set pertaining to the IP connected client; and analysing, on the computer device, the current and previously stored network management data sets to calculate the available bandwidth capacity of the IP connected client based on the amount of bandwidth currently being used by the client and an amount of total bandwidth specific to the client that is allotted to the client for use at any one time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which when executed by a computer system enables the computer system to manage an available bandwidth capacity for an Internet Protocol (IP) connected client, the computer program comprising instructions that enable the computer system to:
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receive an IP address of the IP connected client; locate a nearest managed device to the IP connected client; request a current network management data set pertaining to the IP connected client from the located managed device, the current network management data set including data indicating an amount of bandwidth currently being used by the client requesting access; retrieve a previously stored network management data set pertaining to the IP connected client; and analyse the current and previously stored network management data sets to calculate the available bandwidth capacity of the IP connected client based on the amount of bandwidth currently being used by the client and an amount of total bandwidth specific to the client that is allotted to the client for use at any one time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing multimedia data content, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a multimedia service; determining an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a requesting IP connected client from the request; locating a managed device nearest to the IP connected client; requesting a current network management data set pertaining to the IP address from the managed device, the current network management data set including data indicating an amount of bandwidth currently being used by the client requesting access; retrieving a previously stored network management data set pertaining to the IP address; and analysing the current and previously stored network management data sets to calculate an available bandwidth capacity of the IP connected client based on the amount of bandwidth currently being used by the client and an amount of total bandwidth specific to the client that is allotted to the client for use at any one time. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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