Patent ID: 8199645

Claim:
A multivariate control system for managing bandwidth capacity in a capacity and spectrum constrained, multiple-access communication network, the system comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions for execution by the processor, the memory comprising: a policy parameters module configured to receive policy parameters that define operational requirements for the communication network; an environment parameters module configured to receive environment parameters that represent real-time information describing the operating status of the communication network; a control set points module in communication with the policy parameters module and configured to receive policy parameters from the policy parameters module and to generate a set of control set points used to assess whether current operating status of the communication network meets the operational requirements defined in the policy parameters; a real-time profile module in communication with the environment parameters module and configured to receive environment parameters from the environment parameters module and to generate a real-time profile of the communication network that represents current operating conditions of the communication network; an assessment module in communication with the real-time profile module and the control set points module and configured to receive the real-time profile from the real-time profile module and the set of control set points from the control set point module, and to determine whether the current operating conditions of the communication network meet the operational requirements in the policy parameters, and to generate feedback signals indicating that the current operating conditions of the communication network do not meet the operational requirement; and a control response module in communication with the assessment module and configured to receive the feedback signals from the assessment module and to generate control signals for one or more components of the communication system to adjust operating parameters of the one or more components of the communication system.