EXCLUDING SPECIFIC APPLICATION TRAFFIC FROM CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION DATA

摘要

Techniques disclosed herein include systems and methods for excluding specific application traffic from customer consumption-based data billing counts. This is useful for excluding traffic from consumption totals where the application traffic has been accounted for using other means, such as through billing as a separate or technically distinct service. In practice, a tablet computer (or other end user device) can run a video application that uses a high-speed data network via a cable modem. This video application may be included as part of a core video package associated with a distinct cable television service. The system then provides accurate consumption billing of customer traffic that is outside of any other managed services by creating separate logical data service flows at a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) for excluding specific traffic counts.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
from a first content distribution resource, receiving data requested by a subscriber operating a communication device; analyzing the data; and in response to detecting that the data represents content that is alternatively available to the subscriber from a second content distribution resource disparately located with respect to the first content distribution resource, excluding the data from a data delivery consumption count, the data delivery consumption count representing an amount of data transmitted over a corresponding communication link to the communication device.