Patent ID: 8611370
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: storing bandwidth consumption rates of a plurality of communication services in a storage device; identifying a location of an end user communication device; retrieving a predicted bandwidth capacity of a set of transport facilities based at least in part on the location; determining a first bundle of services to offer to a user of the end user communication device, the first bundle of services including at least two communication services of the plurality of communication services, wherein the first bundle of services has a first total bandwidth consumption rate computed based on each of the stored bandwidth consumption rates corresponding to each service within the first bundle of services, and wherein the first total bandwidth consumption rate is less than the predicted bandwidth capacity; receiving a selection of a second bundle of services, wherein the second bundle of services is selected from the first bundle of services; monitoring use of the second bundle of services to collect measured bandwidth statistics, the second bundle of services used via the end user communication device; comparing the predicted bandwidth capacity to the measured bandwidth statistics to identify additional bandwidth capacity of the set of transport facilities; determining a first additional service to be offered to the user of the end user communication device to utilize the additional bandwidth capacity; and initiating an upgrade of at least one existing transport facility of the set of transport facilities to an upgraded transport facility based on the first additional service.