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Method and apparatus for policing a QoS flow in a MoCA 2.0 network

  • US 8,611,327 B2
  • Filed: 02/22/2011
  • Issued: 12/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of policing bandwidth usage in a home network, the network comprising a sending node, a receiving node and a network controller, wherein the sending node is connected to the receiving node, the method comprising:

  • computing a policing window;

    computing a credit parameter;

    initializing a usage parameter at the beginning of the policing window;

    updating the usage parameter during the policing window;

    sending a reservation request when the usage parameter is less than or equal to the credit parameter, wherein the reservation request is sent by the sending node to the network controller; and

    sending an opportunistic reservation request when the usage parameter is greater than the credit parameter, wherein the opportunistic reservation request is sent by the sending node to the network controller.

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