Bid-based control of networks
Service by a packet switched network is controlled based on bids from consumer equipment. The bids may be compared to historical bids previously received from each of the consumer equipment. A low bid from one of the consumer equipment may be disregarded, based on a history of high bids.
1. A method, comprising:
establishing a bid-based granting process to services in a packet switched network;
sending bid requests from a server to a plurality of consumer equipment;
receiving bids at the server from bidding agents operating in the plurality of consumer equipment;
retrieving historical bids earlier accepted by the server from the bidding agents;
determining one of the bidding agents has a history of high bids accepted by the server;
determining the one of the bidding agents has currently submitted a lower bid than other of the bidding agents; and
granting, to the one of the bidding agents, access to the packet switched network despite the lower bid.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising comparing the bids from the bidding agents.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining a quality of service associated with a bid received by the server.
4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining a level of quality of service based on a bid received by the server.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising controlling bandwidth based on a bid received by the server.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising reserving an amount of the services to the bid-based granting process.
7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising sending the bid requests when a threshold amount of the services are used in the packet switched network.
8. An apparatus comprising:
a controller; and
memory storing code that when executed causes the controller to perform operations, the operations comprising:
establishing a bid-based granting process to services in a packet switched network;
sending bid requests from the controller to a plurality of consumer equipment;
receiving bids from bidding agents operating in the plurality of consumer equipment;
retrieving historical bids earlier accepted by the controller from one of the bidding agents submitting a bid;
determining one of the consumer equipment has a history of high bids accepted by the controller;
determining the one of the consumer equipment has currently submitted a lower bid than other of the plurality of consumer equipment; and
granting, to the one of the consumer equipment, access to the packet switched network despite the lower bid.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise comparing the bids from the bidding agents.
10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a quality of service associated with bid received by the controller.
11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a level of quality of service based on a bid received by the controller.
12. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise controlling bandwidth based on a bid received by the controller.
13. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise reserving an amount of the services to the bid-based granting process.
14. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the bid requests when a threshold amount of the services are used in the packet switched network.
15. A non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed cause a server to perform operations, the operations comprising:
establishing a bid-based granting process to services in a packet switched network;
sending bid requests from the server to a plurality of consumer equipment;
receiving bids at the server from bidding agents operating in the plurality of consumer equipment;
retrieving historical bids earlier accepted by the server from one of the bidding agents submitting a bid;
determining one of the consumer equipment has a history of high bids accepted by the server;
determining the one of the consumer equipment has currently submitted a lower bid than other of the plurality of consumer equipment; and
granting, to the one of the consumer equipment, access to the packet switched network despite the lower bid.
16. The non-transitory memory according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise comparing the bids from the bidding agents.
17. The non-transitory memory according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a quality of service associated with bid received by the server.
18. The non-transitory memory according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a level of quality of service based on a bid received by the server.
19. The non-transitory memory according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise controlling bandwidth based on a bid received by the server.
20. The non-transitory memory according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise reserving an amount of the services to the bid-based granting process.