Cisco Technology, Inc.

Brian Davis

Theodore Grevers, Jr

Nick George Pope

Christopher Adam Maloney

Flemming Andreasen

Michael Anthony Ramalho

Joseph Roy Stone

Systems, devices, and methods for storing and synchronizing data using Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) or any other protocol that provides for authentication, presence and messaging. One such method is performed in a digital media device, such as a set top. Device and user-configured settings associated with a digital media device may be saved to a network. The settings may be synchronized with other devices of a user, or used to configure a newly provisioned replacement digital media device. The settings may include pointers to network resources where content is stored such that content need not be transferred from an old or failed digital media device to the newly provisioned digital media device.

Storing and synchronizing media device information

Systems and methods for providing state information and remote command execution using Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) or any other protocol that provides for authentication, presence and messaging. A device may exist within a managed or unmanaged network and sign on to a managed network and provide presence information augmented with state information to provide near real-time state information to the managed network. The network may also discover remote command support in endpoint devices to command and control the devices remotely, while traversing unmanaged networks and components.

Providing state information and remote command execution in a managed media device

In one embodiment, a method is illustrated as including receiving a data packet at a network device, and upshifting a Quality of Service (QoS) reservation, wherein the upshifting is based upon an observed increase type selected from the group consisting of an observed increase in network traffic, data packet size, and data packet frequency. In a further embodiment, a network device is illustrated as possessing a receiver to receive data packets, and an upshifter to upshift a Quality of Service (QoS) reservation, wherein the upshifter observes an increase type selected from the group consisting of an observed increase in network traffic, data packet size, and data packet frequency.

Network discovery and dynamic adaptation of insufficient QoS resources

The present invention provides for enhanced packet classification. With the present invention packets are classified using both positive and negative classifiers. That is, a packet is classified based on both (a) whether or not the packet does meet certain criteria and, b) whether or not the packet does not meet certain other criteria. Thus packets can be classified into data flows based upon both positive and negative criteria.

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