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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2016
Time Warner Cable Enterprises Llc, New York, NY (US);
Howard Pfeffer, Reston, VA (US);
TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A test device is located within a broadband communications network. The test device is interconnected with a policy enforcement point of the broadband communications network. Responsive to commencement of a test to be conducted with the test device, the policy enforcement point is signaled, from a policy server of the broadband communications network, so as to set a bandwidth tier for the test to be conducted with the test device. The test is conducted with the test device in accordance with the bandwidth tier. One or more additional tests can be conducted for additional, different, bandwidth tier(s). Related methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are also disclosed.