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Methods and apparatus for managing network resources used by multimedia streams in a virtual pipe

  • US 8,549,570 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2012
  • Issued: 10/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method by a pipe control node for managing network resources that are used to transport network traffic, the method comprising:

  • allocating network resources to a virtual pipe for transporting a plurality of multimedia streams through the network;

    monitoring utilization of the network resources by the plurality of multimedia streams transported through the virtual pipe relative to the network resources allocated to the virtual pipe;

    managing the network resources that are used by the plurality of multimedia streams transported through the virtual pipe in response to the monitored utilization;

    determining whether a particular network traffic transports a video stream, wherein the determining further comprisescomparing a source address of the video stream to a known list of source addresses providing video streams; and

    including the particular network traffic in the virtual pipe in response to the particular network traffic transports a video stream, and otherwise excluding the particular network traffic from utilization of the network resources allocated to the virtual pipe, in response to the particular network traffic not transporting a video stream.

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