Prioritizing local and network traffic
US8972537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2483
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to some aspects as described herein, a user may purchase or otherwise be provided with an accelerated service for selected software applications, devices, and/or ports to experience a high level of communication. The accelerated service may be created, for example, by using a dedicated network data flow such that the user's customer premise equipment (CPE) network access device may put priority traffic in a different upstream data flow than the commonly shared flow, which may involve tagging the traffic upstream to the network with a priority indicator such as a flow identifier. Based on similar factors, the user may also control local priority of data received downstream from the network for distribution to one or more local devices.
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