Patent ID: 9197559
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: collecting customer site information associated with customers within a service group; collecting network topology information for the service group; receiving policy rules associated with the service group; collecting bandwidth usage information on one or more channels assigned to the service group; collecting session information associated with established sessions with the service group; specifying quality, resolution and bit rate levels associated with each of the sessions destined for the service group, the quality, resolution and bit rate levels being derived based on customer site information, network topology information, policy rules, bandwidth information and session information associated with the service group; and dynamically adjusting quality and path of each individual IP video stream provided over data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) channels based upon collected customer site information, network topology information, policy rules, bandwidth information and session information, the quality and path adjustments to each individual IP video stream being performed on a per session basis, in order to provide adequate quality of experience levels to each receiver in the service group.