Dynamic IP Traffic Priority Control for Bandwidth Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network communication systems face inefficiencies in bandwidth allocation, where critical applications suffer due to bandwidth usage by less critical applications, leading to unnecessary throttling of less critical applications when critical ones require less bandwidth.
Innovation Solution
A method for managing Internet Protocol traffic by maintaining priority rules based on traffic characteristics, allowing real-time modification of priority levels across network elements to dynamically allocate bandwidth based on current traffic conditions, using a network management system that monitors and controls IP traffic without requiring new hardware installations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If bandwidth is restricted for less critical applications, then critical applications can maintain adequate bandwidth, but less critical applications are unnecessarily throttled even when critical applications require less bandwidth
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic bandwidth allocation by continuously monitoring traffic characteristics and automatically modifying priority levels in real-time. Instead of static bandwidth restrictions, the system adapts priority assignments based on current network conditions, allowing bandwidth allocation to shift dynamically between critical and less critical applications according to actual needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs feedback mechanisms by monitoring traffic characteristics and using this information to automatically adjust priority levels. The network management system analyzes current traffic patterns and feeds this information back into the priority assignment logic, creating a closed-loop control system that optimizes bandwidth allocation based on real-time network state.
2Ease of operation
If static priority rules are used for bandwidth allocation, then configuration is simple, but bandwidth allocation cannot adapt to changing traffic conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service operation by automatically monitoring traffic characteristics and adjusting priority levels without requiring manual reconfiguration. The network management system autonomously analyzes traffic patterns and modifies bandwidth allocation decisions, eliminating the need for continuous human intervention while maintaining adaptability to changing conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms static priority configuration into a dynamic system that automatically adapts to traffic conditions. Priority levels are no longer fixed but are continuously adjusted based on real-time traffic analysis, allowing the system to maintain both simplicity of operation and high adaptability.
3Device complexity
If bandwidth is allocated based on fixed priorities, then network management is straightforward, but critical applications suffer when less critical applications consume available bandwidth
Solution Approach 1:
The system addresses the reliability issue by implementing feedback-driven priority adjustment. The network management system continuously monitors bandwidth consumption patterns and traffic characteristics, and uses this feedback to automatically adjust priority levels, ensuring that critical applications receive adequate bandwidth when needed without requiring complex manual management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables the network management system to self-adjust bandwidth allocation based on monitored traffic conditions. By automatically analyzing traffic characteristics and modifying priority assignments, the system ensures critical application performance without requiring complex external intervention or manual reconfiguration.
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AI summary
A method for bandwidth control includes maintaining priority rules for IP traffic. The method further includes determining current traffic characteristics associated with at least a portion of the IP traffic. The method also includes modifying a priority level based in part on the current traffic characteristics. In one embodiment, the method includes modifying a priority level based on a priority level associated with another user, application, protocol type, or interface identifier. In accordance with another embodiment, priority levels are modified in a plurality of networks or network elements.