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Quality of service for high network traffic events

US9712444B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 2017
Grant dateJul 18, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/306
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for providing quality of service includes identifying a high network traffic event at a node, providing a user score to each user account of a plurality of user accounts, wherein the plurality of user accounts corresponds to a plurality of user devices connected to the node, and responsive to identifying the high network traffic event, providing instructions to a subset of user devices of the plurality of user devices, wherein the instructions instruct the subset of devices to enter a low traffic mode, and wherein each device of the subset of devices corresponds to a user account with a user score below a threshold. A computer program product and computer system corresponding to the above method are also disclosed herein.

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