Means and Methods for Dynamically Allocating Bandwidth
First Claim
1. A policy managing device embedded in a network communication, adapted to dynamically regulate bandwidth in the segment between a user and a service provider for temporary providing of content, comprising:
- a. a policy server (PS), adapted to provide management for users, service providers and network policies;
c. resources admission controller (RAC), adapted to provide NMS/OSS integrated network monitor, predictive admission controller;
d. flow controller (FC), adapted to implement various operational flows, aimed to provide support for different management models, network topologies and environments;
e. report generator, adapted to provide reports helping network planning and revenue planning and analysis such as reports per subscriber, service and network, e.g. quota utilization, network loading, percentage of denies, subscribers activities, etc; and
, f. management and control module, adapted to provide administrator portals enabling operators to run BwPRM, ASP integration kit and element manager functionalities.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a policy managing device embedded in a network communication, adapted to dynamically regulate bandwidth in the segment between a user and a service provider for temporary providing of content. The invention also discloses a method for managing bandwidth allocation comprising receiving a request from the user or the service provider to increase said bandwidth, deciding whether or not to allow bandwidth increasing, increasing said bandwidth for a predetermined period of time and decreasing said bandwidth to the former bandwidth.
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1. A policy managing device embedded in a network communication, adapted to dynamically regulate bandwidth in the segment between a user and a service provider for temporary providing of content, comprising:
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a. a policy server (PS), adapted to provide management for users, service providers and network policies;
c. resources admission controller (RAC), adapted to provide NMS/OSS integrated network monitor, predictive admission controller;
d. flow controller (FC), adapted to implement various operational flows, aimed to provide support for different management models, network topologies and environments;
e. report generator, adapted to provide reports helping network planning and revenue planning and analysis such as reports per subscriber, service and network, e.g. quota utilization, network loading, percentage of denies, subscribers activities, etc; and
,f. management and control module, adapted to provide administrator portals enabling operators to run BwPRM, ASP integration kit and element manager functionalities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A method for managing bandwidth allocation, comprising receiving a request from the user or the service provider to increase said bandwidth, deciding whether or not to allow bandwidth increasing, increasing said bandwidth for a predetermined period of time and decreasing said bandwidth to the former bandwidth.
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