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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2010
James Gordon Beattie, Jr., Bergenfield, NJ (US);
Stephen J. Griesmer, Westfield, NJ (US);
Arvind Ramdas Mallya, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Edward Marsh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James Gordon Beattie, Jr., Bergenfield, NJ (US);
Stephen J. Griesmer, Westfield, NJ (US);
Arvind Ramdas Mallya, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Edward Marsh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for managing performance of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), such as a digital subscriber line network, involves monitoring maximum data transfer rates and current data transfer rates for one or more MCDN clients. A ratio of the current data transfer rate to the maximum data transfer rate may be evaluated with respect to a threshold. When the ratio is less than the threshold, an associated MCDN node may be designated as a degraded node and subject to enhanced surveillance by an MCDN operator.