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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2005
Gabriel L. Olariu, Germantown, MD (US);
Shefali Jain, Germantown, MD (US);
Roderick Ragland, Rockville, MD (US);
Gabriel L. Olariu, Germantown, MD (US);
Shefali Jain, Germantown, MD (US);
Roderick Ragland, Rockville, MD (US);
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, Germantown, MD (US);
Abstract
An approach for allocating bandwidth is disclosed. A request is detected from a terminal for capacity on a communication channel based on type of traffic transmitted from the terminal. A bandwidth allocation pattern designated for the terminal is retrieved, wherein the bandwidth allocation pattern is set based on a predetermined service plan associated with the terminal. Bandwidth over the communication channel is reserved for the terminal according to the bandwidth allocation pattern without feedback to the terminal. This arrangement has particular applicability to a satellite network that provides data communication services.