IP Library Granted Patent US 8,775,670
Granted Patent B2
US 8,775,670 · App. 13/279,819 · Granted Jul 8, 2014

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Patent No.
US 8,775,670
App. No.
13/279,819
Granted
Jul 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems for controlling network traffic in a network are disclosed herein and may include monitoring network traffic characteristics for a plurality of communication channels in a home network, by at least one processor within the home network. The at least one processor may re-route network traffic for at least a portion of the plurality of communication channels in the home network, based on analysis by the at least one processor of at least the monitored network traffic characteristics. Network traffic can be estimated for at least a portion of the plurality of communication channels in the home network by the at least one processor within the home network, based on the monitored network traffic characteristics. The at least one processor may re-route network traffic for a portion of the plurality of communication channels in the home network, based on the estimated network traffic.

Claims (36)

1. A method for communication in a network comprising a plurality of communication devices, the method comprising:

monitoring the plurality of communication devices using a first processor in a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices, wherein the monitoring includes monitoring network traffic characteristics of a plurality of communication channels in the network; and

routing, using a second processor in the first communication device, network traffic of a portion of the plurality communication channels in the network based on analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics by the first communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring, using a second communication device of the plurality of communication devices, the network traffic characteristics of the plurality of communication channels in the network in collaboration with the first communication device.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

analyzing the monitored network traffic characteristics using the second communication device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the routing is based on the analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics by the second communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics by the first communication device is performed using a third processor in the first communication device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network traffic characteristics include past network traffic characteristics and current network traffic characteristics.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics by the first communication device includes estimating network traffic of the plurality of communication channels.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein, the analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics by the first communication device is performed using a third processor in the first communication device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first communication device, a request from a second communication device of the plurality of communication devices for an analysis report corresponding to the analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics by the first communication device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

generating the analysis report by the first communication device in response to the request from the second communication device.

11. A communication system including a plurality of communication devices configured to communicate via a plurality of communication channels, the system comprising:

a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices, the first communication device including:

a first processor configured to monitor the plurality of communication devices, wherein the monitoring includes monitoring network traffic characteristics of the plurality of communication channels; and

a second processor configured to route network traffic of a portion of the plurality of communication channels based on analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics.

12. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:

a second communication device of the plurality of communication devices configured to monitor the network traffic characteristics of the plurality of communication channels in collaboration with the first communication device.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the second communication, device is further configured to analyze the monitored network traffic characteristics.

14. The system, of claim 13 , wherein the routing is based on the analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics by the second communication device.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first communication device comprises:

a third processor configured to analyze the monitored network traffic characteristics.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the network traffic characteristics include past network traffic characteristics and current network traffic characteristics.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics includes estimating network traffic of the plurality of communication channels.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the first communication device comprises:

a third processor configured to analyze the monitored network traffic characteristics.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first communication device is configured to receive a request from a second communication device of the plurality of communication devices for an analysis report corresponding to the analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the first communication device is configured to generate the analysis report in response to the request from the second communication device.

21. A method for communication in a network utilizing a plurality of communication devices, comprising:

monitoring the plurality of communication devices using a first processor in a first communication device of the plurality of communication devices and a first processor in a second communication device of the plurality of communication devices, wherein the monitoring includes monitoring network traffic characteristics of a plurality of communication channels in the network;

analyzing the monitored network traffic characteristics using a second processor in the first communication device and a second processor in the second communication device; and

routing network traffic of a portion of the plurality of communication channels using a third processor in the first communication device, wherein the routing is based on the analysis of the monitored network traffic characteristics.

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