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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2012
Jim Esserman, La Jolla, CA (US);
Kristi Jaska, Encinitas, CA (US);
Keven Lippert, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jim Esserman, La Jolla, CA (US);
Kristi Jaska, Encinitas, CA (US);
Keven Lippert, Carlsbad, CA (US);
VIASAT, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems manage use of shared network resources among subscribers to a data communication service. In some implementations, a first metric is computed representing a subscriber's utilization of the shared network resources. If the subscriber's utilization exceeds a first threshold, the subscriber's network traffic over the shared network resources may be filtered to allow use of the shared network resources only with a first set of capabilities. When the subscriber's data is filtered, their upload or download speed may be unaffected. If the subscriber's utilization exceeds a second threshold, the subscriber's data download speed may be limited. In some implementations, the second threshold is larger than the first threshold.