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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2006
Chou Lan Pok, San Ramon, CA (US);
James Fan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Michael Raftelis, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kevin Meng, San Ramon, CA (US);
Raghvendra G. Savoor, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Chou Lan Pok, San Ramon, CA (US);
James Fan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Michael Raftelis, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kevin Meng, San Ramon, CA (US);
Raghvendra G. Savoor, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing services in a communication system is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a collection element that receives a plurality of service component definitions associated with a corresponding plurality of services of a communication system, a service bundle generation element that generates a plurality of service bundles from the plurality of service component definitions, a policy element that determines a network configuration for each of the plurality of service bundles, a loop rate determination element that determines a data rate for a communication loop coupled to the communication system, and a service offering element that presents one or more service bundles selected from the plurality of service bundles according to the data rate. Additional embodiments are disclosed.