| 摘要 |
Novel solutions to provide enhanced configurability of network access. Such solutions can provide, inter alia, enhanced utilization of network resources (including without limitation network aggregation devices, such as DSLAMs and the like). In an aspect of some solutions, a network aggregation device can divide an aggregate uplink bandwidth into a plurality of time slots. Some or all of the time slots can be reserved for different customers (subscribers). In another aspect of some embodiments, the time slots can be allocated in such a way as to simulate oversubscription of the aggregate uplink bandwidth. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method of providing configurable network services to both residential and business customers, the method comprising:
providing, with a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (“DSLAM”), network connections for a plurality of subscribers, the plurality of subscribers comprising a residential subscriber charged a residential subscription rate and a business subscriber charged a business subscription rate, the DSLAM having an aggregate uplink bandwidth to an Internet service provider (“ISP”); dividing, with a management computer, the aggregate uplink bandwidth into a plurality of time slots; maintaining, with the management computer, a list of time slot assignments, the list of time slot assignments correlating reserved time slots with subscribers and identifying unreserved time slots; reserving, with the management computer, a first subset of the time slots for the residential subscriber, the first subset of time slots having a first aggregate amount of time; reserving, with the management computer, a second subset of the time slots for the business subscriber, the second subset of time slots having a second aggregate amount of time, the second aggregate amount of time being larger than the first aggregate amount of time; simulating oversubscription of the aggregate upstream bandwidth by transmitting network traffic for the residential subscriber only during the first subset of the plurality of time slots, transmitting network for the business subscriber only during the second subset of the plurality of time slots, and not transmitting any network traffic for any subscriber during the unreserved time slots; providing, with the management computer, a user interface to receive user input from subscribers; receiving first user input from the residential subscriber identifying a first one or more network traffic types; allocating the first subset of time slots based at least in part on the identified first one or more network traffic types; receiving second user input from the business subscriber identifying a second one or more network traffic types; and allocating the second subset of time slots based at least in part on the identified second one or more network traffic types. |
