Patent ID: 9497316
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A method of determining a data connection profile for a data connection between one of a plurality of end-user devices and an aggregation transceiver device at which data connections in respect of a plurality of end-user devices are aggregated for onward connection through an access network, the data connection being one of a plurality of data connections belonging to one of a plurality of predetermined categories, each category being associated with one of a plurality of service providing entities, each of the plurality of data connections belonging to one of the plurality of predetermined categories, the method comprising, in respect of one of said data connections: receiving performance data indicative of the performance of the data connection; receiving an entity identifier indicative of one of said plurality of service providing entities, and determining in dependence thereon the category to which the data connection belongs; and determining a data connection profile for the data connection in dependence on the performance data and on the category so-determined, the data connection profile specifying a set of values for one or more parameters associated with the data connection.