Patent ID: 8830830
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of network bandwidth management, comprising: configuring packets at a node for transmission in an upstream direction, wherein each of the packets is within a flow of packets and is associated with a quality of service (QoS) level based on a service level agreement (SLA); transmitting the packets within the flow of packets at a QoS level above the QoS level based on the SLA if available network bandwidth permits; receiving feedback from a parent node of the node, wherein the node is a neighbor node of the parent node and has a higher rank than the parent node, wherein the feedback restricts the flow of packets to the QoS level based on the SLA, and wherein the feedback is based at least in part on: examination of network congestion; and recognition that the network congestion has exceeded a threshold; and transmitting additional packets within the flow of packets according to a bandwidth indicated by the QoS level based on the SLA.