Bandwidth boosting in shared local networks
US9832043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0882
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device provides, to a user device, a user interface to configure preferences for a bandwidth boosting service. The bandwidth boosting service is configured to supplement a subscriber's primary content delivery connection with additional bandwidth from a broadband cellular connection. The network device receives, via the user interface, user configuration preferences for the bandwidth boosting service and provides, to a boosting router at a local subscriber network, configuration settings that are based on the configuration preferences. The network device receives, from the boosting router, a boost request for content delivery to a user device at the local subscriber network and generates, in response to the boost request, a split-path instruction for the content delivery to the local subscriber network via a primary data path and a supplemental data path.
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