Remote latency adjustment
A method and system may allow for adjusting network latency experienced by a user. A first computing device may send a request to adjust the latency experienced by a terminal associated with a user. The request may be received at a second computing device which may identify a buffer size for to the terminal associated with the user. A new buffer size may be determined and adjusted for the identified buffer based on the received request.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a gateway, packets associated with an application executing on a user device different from the gateway;
determining, by the gateway and based on the executing of the application on the user device, a latency mode associated with the application;
adjusting, based on the determined latency mode, a buffer size for a buffer of the gateway, wherein the buffer is configured to store data associated with the application; and
sending, to the user device and from the size-adjusted buffer, additional packets associated with the application.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the gateway and based on content of the packets, to change from a default latency mode associated with the application to the latency mode associated with the application.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the latency mode is associated with a latency range and is represented by a value between two thresholds of the latency range.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the latency mode associated with the application comprises determining, based on a type of traffic associated with a portion of the packets, the latency mode associated with the application.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the latency mode associated with the application comprises determining, based on a portion of content of the packets and additional information associated with the application, the buffer size.
6. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device, based on content of packets associated with an application executing on a user device different from the computing device and based on additional information associated with the user device, to change from a default latency mode to a latency mode associated with the application;
determining, by the computing device and based on the latency mode associated with the application, a buffer size for a buffer of a plurality of buffers of the computing device, wherein the buffer is configured to store data associated with the user device;
adjusting, based on the determined buffer size, a current size of the buffer; and
sending, to the user device and from the size-adjusted buffer, one or more additional packets associated with the application.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the additional information associated with the user device comprises channel information that identifies one or more channels for the user device.
8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
selecting a default buffer size based on the additional information associated with the user device.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the additional information associated with the user device comprises subscription package information associated with the user device.
10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
accessing user records to determine the additional information associated with the user device.
11. A gateway comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the gateway to:
receive packets associated with an application executing on a user device different from the gateway;
determine, based on the executing of the application on the user device, a latency mode associated with the application;
adjust, based on the determined latency mode, a buffer size for a buffer of the gateway, wherein the buffer is configured to store data associated with the application; and
send, to the user device and from the size-adjusted buffer, additional packets associated with the application.
12. The gateway of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the gateway to:
determine, based on content of the packets, to change from a default latency mode associated with the application to the latency mode associated with the application.
13. The gateway of claim 12 , wherein the latency mode is associated with a latency range and is represented by a value between two thresholds of the latency range.
14. The gateway of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the gateway to:
determine the latency mode associated with the application by determining, based on a type of traffic associated with the packets, the buffer size.
15. The gateway of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the gateway to:
determine, based on a portion of content of the packets and based on additional information associated with the user device, the buffer size.
16. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
determine, based on content of packets associated with an application executing on a user device different from the apparatus and based on additional information associated with the user device, to change from a default latency mode to a latency mode associated with the application;
determine, based on the latency mode associated with the application, a buffer size for a buffer of a plurality of buffers of the apparatus, wherein the buffer is configured to store data associated with the user device;
adjust, based on the determined buffer size, a current size of the buffer; and
send, to the user device and from the size-adjusted buffer, one or more additional packets associated with the application.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the additional information associated with the user device comprises channel information that identifies one or more channels for the user device.
18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
select a default buffer size based on the additional information associated with the user device.
19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the additional information associated with the user device comprises subscription package information associated with the user device.
20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
access user records to determine the additional information associated with the user device.