Systems and methods for providing quality assurance
US7437458B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/803
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network includes a media server and a service activation device. The media server may receive a request for content from a subscriber device and transmit a message. The message may identify the subscriber device and include information relating to the content. The service activation device may receive the message from the media server, identify, in response to receiving the message, bandwidth and quality of service requirements for the content, determine whether resources needed to provide the identified bandwidth and quality of service requirements exist, reserve the resources when the resources needed to provide the identified bandwidth and quality of service requirements exist, and transmit a second message to the media server in response to reserving the resources. The second message may cause the media server to provide the content to the subscriber device.
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