Intelligent traffic optimizer

摘要

Bandwidth is assigned to subscribers of a data network by applying logic of one or more network devices to sample bits of information communicated over a network communication medium to identify if there is a network congestion condition or an extremely lightly loaded condition. The maximum bandwidth assigned to a subscriber is below a normative maximum bandwidth assigned to the subscriber if the network is congested and the logic of the one or more network devices identifies the subscriber as a heavy bandwidth user. The maximum bandwidth assigned to a subscriber is above the normative maximum bandwidth if the network is extremely lightly loaded and the subscriber is a heavy bandwidth user.

主权项

1. A method of assigning bandwidth to a subscriber of a data network, comprising:
applying logic of one or more network devices to sample bits of information communicated over a network communication medium to identify if there is a network congestion condition or if utilization of the network communication medium is below a preset low utilization level; applying logic of the one or more network devices to lower a maximum bandwidth assigned to the subscriber below a normative maximum bandwidth assigned to the subscriber if the data network is congested and the logic of the one or more network devices identifies the subscriber as a heavy bandwidth user; and applying logic of the one or more network devices to raise the maximum bandwidth assigned to the subscriber above the normative maximum bandwidth assigned to the subscriber only if both of the preset low utilization level of the network communication medium is identified and the subscriber is the heavy bandwidth user.