Bandwidth sentinel
US9900251B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/0284
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Minimum guaranteed wireless network bandwidth is provided to client network devices by monitoring the performance of network connections to identify client network devices experiencing network congestion. Congested network connections are then analyzed to determine the source of the network congestion. Depending upon the source of the network congestion, an embodiment of the invention may undertake steps to either improve the quality of the network connection or to mitigate the impact of this network connection on other network connections. High quality network connections may be allocated additional bandwidth, airtime, or other resources to reduce the network congestion. Low quality network connections are not allocated additional bandwidth, airtime, or other resources. Instead, the impact of this network connection on the other network connections is mitigated. Additionally, the low quality network connection may be transferred to another wireless networking device that may be able to provide a better quality network connection.
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