System, method, and computer program for providing guaranteed quality of service

摘要

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for providing guaranteed quality of service. In use, a request for a guaranteed quality of service (QoS) during a predefined period is received from a user. Additionally, the guaranteed quality of service (QoS) is provided to the user during the predefined period.

主权项

1. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer code for:
sending, by a system to a user, an offer for a guaranteed quality of service (QoS) for a predetermined service during a predefined period, the guaranteed QoS including a guaranteed stability and availability of a provided event, and the offer including a price for the guaranteed QoS that is set according to:
an estimation as to how lucrative the provided event is,an indication as to whether the provided event is local or nationwide,a current capacity of the system, anda time until the event is provided; receiving by the system from the user a request for the guaranteed QoS for the predetermined service during the predefined period, in response to the offer; determining, by the system, whether servicing the guaranteed QoS for the user would result in a resource utilization of the system that exceeds a predetermined percentage of a total resource capacity of the system; and providing by the system to the user the guaranteed QoS for the predetermined service during the predefined period, when it is determined by the system that servicing the guaranteed QoS for the user would not result in the resource utilization of the system that exceeds the predetermined percentage of the total resource capacity of the system.