Patent ID: 8369339
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for managing network service to subscriber premises equipment associated with at least one subscriber, the system comprising: a service management system for: a network management system (NMS) coupled to said service management system for responding to said service management commands received from said service management system and generating network management commands; and a network access provider (NAP) infrastructure coupled to the NMS for providing said network service to said subscriber premises equipment, responding to said network management commands received from said NMS to change network transport parameters to increase one of at least bandwidth and quality of network access of the at least one subscriber, and implementing said improvement in said network service to said subscriber premises equipment, wherein said service request is generated by said content provider for the at least one subscriber based on the service description received from said service management system, and said content provider is charged for said improvement in said network service to said subscriber premises equipment.