Patent ID: 8885497
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: H04J,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: establishing, by at least one network device, a priority policy to prioritize access, by each of a plurality of subrate devices, to a temporary bandwidth; defining, by the at least one network device, a high watermark threshold and a low watermark threshold associated with the plurality of subrate devices, determining, by the at least one network device, the temporary bandwidth based on a first real-time traffic demand; determining, by the at least one network device, that the first real-time traffic demand exceeds the high watermark threshold; allocating, by the at least one network device and based on the priority policy and the first real-time traffic demand exceeding the high watermark threshold, the temporary bandwidth to the plurality of subrate devices, determining, by the at least one network device, that a second real-time traffic demand is less than or equal to the low watermark threshold; and removing, by the at least one network device, the temporary bandwidth from the plurality of subrate devices based on the second real-time traffic demand being less than or equal to the low watermark threshold.