Patent ID: 8370169

Claim:
Method for bandwidth management, comprising the steps of an apparatus: measuring ( 16 ) business bandwidth and providing a current characterized view signal ( 32 ) having a magnitude indicative thereof and providing a raw and analyzed data signal ( 64 ), comparing ( 30 ) the current characterized view signal ( 32 ) with one or more corresponding baseline signals for providing a discrimination signal ( 34 ) and a top-level review signal ( 68 ), analyzing ( 36 ) the discrimination signal for providing a results notification signal ( 38 ) and an analyzed data signal, performing ( 70 ) a simulation analysis in response to the raw and analyzed data signal ( 64 ), the top-level review signal ( 68 ), the analyzed data signal, the results notification signal ( 38 ) and to a state type signal for providing a key data signal, an output signal, and a learning feedback signal ( 120 ), modifying/tuning business bandwidth auto-learning ( 114 ), auto-characterization ( 116 ), and partitioning ( 118 ) based on said learning feedback signal ( 120 ), and providing ( 114 , 116 , 118 ) a validation signal ( 122 ) for the simulation analysis in response to said business bandwidth modified/tuned based on the learning feedback signal.