Bandwidth allocation for mixed-priority networks

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Problem

Network operators managing shared infrastructure need to balance high-priority and low-priority traffic without wasting capacity. Currently they struggle to allocate bandwidth fairly when customers pay for different service tiers and priorities, and overselling or misallocation can cause revenue loss.

Solution concept

A better product would automatically and transparently allocate shared network capacity across customers of different priority tiers, ensuring that lower-priority paying customers get their guaranteed allocation while high-priority traffic is never displaced, and maximizing revenue by eliminating wasted capacity and preventing costly evictions of paying customers.

Who has it

Network operators and ISPs managing shared bandwidth infrastructure with customers on different service tiers and priorities.

How they handle it today

Network operators currently manage mixed-priority traffic by manually provisioning capacity for low-priority customers (scientific data transfer, backup jobs) that can tolerate delays, and try to keep links at maximum utilization. They monitor usage and manually adjust allocations when conflicts arise between priority levels.

Why now

Not stated in the source.

How it could charge

Subscription or licensing model charged to network operators based on the amount of bandwidth managed, number of customer tiers, or transaction volume.