Bandwidth override

Allowing a subscriber to modify a data transfer rate or available bandwidth associated with an Internet subscription tier for a selected or predetermined time period is provided. Upon receiving an indication of a selection to decrease an allowed amount of bandwidth or to boost or increase a data tra...

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Hauptverfasser: Singhi, Shubh, Fierstein, Joshua Edward, Clasen, Daniel, Morales, Franco, Banov, Carson, Gravino, Douglas David, Koren, Lior
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Allowing a subscriber to modify a data transfer rate or available bandwidth associated with an Internet subscription tier for a selected or predetermined time period is provided. Upon receiving an indication of a selection to decrease an allowed amount of bandwidth or to boost or increase a data transfer rate to a next available service tier, a request may be sent to a gateway device associated with the subscriber to override firmware on the gateway device to restrict access to an amount of bandwidth or to allow access to additional bandwidth respectively.