Customer resources policy control for IP traffic delivery
US7106756B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/828
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for controlling customer resources for Internet protocol (IP) traffic delivery are disclosed. The network utilization of a group of endpoints on a network is tracked to generate group utilization level information corresponding to a current amount of network resource consumption by the group of endpoints. A request for network resources for a data flow for an endpoint in the group is received from a router associated with that endpoint. The request for network resources includes an identifier associated with the endpoint. A determination is made whether to accept the request based on the group utilization level information, the identifier, and a first predetermined profile associated with the group and including a first network utilization limit.
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