SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT-BASED ANTICIPATORY DYNAMIC RESOURCE RESERVATION

摘要

Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for operating network devices, such as wireless access points, in a network environment. For example, wireless client devices may have resources reserved for their use by a network device if the wireless client device is categorized for such resource reservation, such as if the wireless client device is categorized as more important than other wireless client devices. Such categorization may be indicated by a context associated with the wireless client device, including belonging to or being associated with an important user or being used for an important purpose, such as emergency purposes, prescheduled purposes or involving multiple users. Reservation of wireless resources for wireless client devices may be performed to ensure an important user or device is provided with adequate resources to place a voice or video call, for example.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
one or more processors; a network transceiver coupled to the one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium includes instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:
categorizing, by a network device, a wireless client device into a category, wherein categories are associated with priorities, and wherein priorities include high priorities and low priorities;determining a reserve amount of wireless resources to reserve for wireless calls placed by wireless client devices in a high-priority category, wherein the reserve amount of wireless resources includes an amount of wireless resources needed for all wireless client devices in the high-priority category to place wireless calls;determining a threshold amount of wireless resources available for use by wireless client devices in a low-priority category, wherein the threshold amount is determined using the reserve amount;monitoring an actual amount of wireless resources used by wireless client devices in the low-priority category;determining that the actual amount exceeds the threshold amount; andreducing the actual amount of wireless resources used by wireless client devices in the low-priority category to below the threshold amount.