Patent ID: 9264345
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for adjusting bandwidth in a communications network including a plurality of nodes connected over multiple links and having a plurality of services running on the links, the method comprising the steps of: detecting an impairment of a link, the impairment invoking a reduction in bandwidth available to the services running on the link; communicating information about the impairment to other nodes in the network; and redistributing services between the links to limit a bandwidth required by services running on the impaired link to a value not exceeding the bandwidth available on the impaired link, wherein the redistributing is on a per service basis and the redistributing comprises keeping a high priority service on the impaired link, if the impaired link can sustain the high priority service, and switching a low priority service from the impaired link to another link.