Volume-based network management scheme
US7433943B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1489
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems allowing for deployment of volume-based network policies across a computer network. In one embodiment, the present invention monitors network utilization of a plurality of users and detects the occurrence of network utilization milestones or other events for individual users, such as exceeding a data transfer allotment or threshold. To enforce the allotment or threshold, the present invention is operative to deny, degrade, or otherwise affect a characteristic associated with network access provided to such users.
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