System and method for dynamic management of QoS real-time multimedia traffic in packet based Mesh networks

摘要

Method and system for dynamic management of Quality of Service within a network comprising multiple network nodes over which network traffic is relayed, wherein a dedicated traffic observation is performed by an observer unit and traffic control is performed by a controller unit, which are located on one or more of the network nodes, the method comprising the steps:
a) the observer unit:
- detects active services in the network by packet assessments
- compiles and judges packet flow statistics
- identifies critical performance parameters
- Judges related parameters against metrics
- Quantifies problems of a premium service/stream
- Fires trigger if predefined requirements are not met, to the traffic controller
b) the traffic controller unit receives triggers from one or more traffic observer(s) and
- identifies the disturbing source(s) and
- decides on adequate actions to be taken on Layer 2, Layer 3 and/or Application Layer.