System and method for managing subscriber usage of a communications network
US7765294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0631
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for managing subscriber usage of a packet network. The system may include at least one database configured to store network performance information of data packets including real-time content and non-real-time content communicated over a packet network. The database may further be configured to store the network performance information as related to respective subscribers of a communications carrier managing the communications network. In one embodiment, the database may include an indicia associated with each subscriber and the network performance information may be collected during communications by respective subscribers over the packet network.
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