OS Network Resource Layer for Guaranteed Bandwidth and Latency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Operating systems do not have mechanisms to efficiently manage network resources for applications, leading to suboptimal performance in situations of high network traffic or congestion.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a network resource management layer (NRL) in the operating system to negotiate and guarantee network resources such as bandwidth, resolution, and latency, ensuring applications receive the required resources by communicating with network providers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If operating systems use traditional resource management mechanisms, then computing resources (CPU, memory) can be managed, but network resources cannot be guaranteed or optimized

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenetwork resource guaranteeVSAvoidresource management mechanism

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a network resource management layer as an intermediary between applications and the network. This layer negotiates with network providers and manages traffic to guarantee resources, resolving the contradiction by adding a specialized intermediary that provides network resource guarantees without requiring fundamental changes to the operating system's core architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments resource management into different domains: computing resources are managed by the traditional operating system kernel, while network resources are managed by a separate network resource management layer. This segmentation allows each layer to specialize in its domain, providing network guarantees without complicating the core OS.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If network resources are negotiated and guaranteed, then quality of service improves, but network traffic management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication request fulfillmentVSAvoidnetwork traffic management

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The network resource management layer continuously monitors network conditions and application requirements, adjusting traffic management decisions based on feedback. This enables the system to fulfill application requests reliably while adapting to changing network conditions, resolving the contradiction through intelligent feedback-driven management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary negotiation with network providers to secure guaranteed resources before applications need them. By reserving network resources in advance based on predicted or stated application needs, the system improves request fulfillment probability without requiring complex real-time management during actual data transmission.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12627577B2Method and apparatus for network resource management

Publication Date: 2026.05.12 COMCAST CABLE COMM LLC

AI summary

Systems and methods are described herein for managing network resources. A computing device may request network resources for an application and obtain a guarantee that those network resources can be provided. The computing device may use a layer in its operating system that communicates with a provider of the network resources in order to manage the network resources and obtain a guarantee that the network resources can be provided. The provider may confirm whether it can fulfill the computing device's request and may manage network traffic to guarantee that the network resources are provided.