Distributed quality-of-service (QoS) in an overlay network using capacity enforcement
US11082334B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/0268
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for enhanced overlay network-based transport of traffic, such as IPsec traffic, e.g., to and from customer branch office locations, are facilitated through the use of the Internet-based overlay routing infrastructure. This disclosure describes managing and enforcing quality-of-service (QoS) in an Internet-based overlay network shared by a set of content provider customer entities. For each entity having a customer branch, the customer branch is coupled to the Internet-based overlay routing network. A quality-of-service (QoS) policy is configured for the customer. Utilization of the Internet-based overlay network against the configured QoS policy is then monitored. The QoS is then enforced for the customer and at least one other customer, based in part on the QoS policies. Capacity is enforced for a customer entity according to the QoS policy at one of: a global level, a geographical region level, and at the customer branch level.
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