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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2001
John G. Waclawsky, Fredrick, MD (US);
Balasubramanian Kalyanasundaram, Herndon, VA (US);
Mahendran Velauthapillai, Adelphi, MD (US);
John G. Waclawsky, Fredrick, MD (US);
Balasubramanian Kalyanasundaram, Herndon, VA (US);
Mahendran Velauthapillai, Adelphi, MD (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A configuration of a communications device, and a method for its operation are provided for automatically and dynamically adjusting bandwidth of a communications channel. The device and method operate to detect events indicating anticipated changes in bandwidth requirements of the communications channel. Such events may be browser or bandwidth related events, for example, that indicate a forthcoming requirement for increased or decreased bandwidth. The device and method then can extract a bandwidth determination factor if available and then calculate a new value for a bandwidth setting of the communications channel in response to detecting such an event and can adjust a bandwidth characteristic of the communications channel according to the new value of the bandwidth setting such that communications channel can accommodate the anticipated change(s) in the bandwidth requirement. The invention can operate in wireless and non-wireless communications systems to cause bandwidth to be adjusted to closely track usage requirements of the communications channel.