US 12,237,984 B2
System and method for subscriber tier plan adjustment in a computer network
Kamakshi Sridhar, Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Sandvine Corporation, Waterloo (CA)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/194,076.
Application 18/194,076 is a continuation of application No. 17/115,038, filed on Dec. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,627,055.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/011,418, filed on Apr. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0239223 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/5009 (2022.01); H04L 43/55 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/5009 (2013.01) [H04L 43/55 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for subscriber tier plan adjustment, the method comprising:
monitoring traffic flow for one or more subscribers of a plurality of subscribers on an operator's computer network;
determining an uplink and a downlink bandwidth requirement for each of the one or more subscribers;
determining a recommended tier plan for each of the one or more subscribers based on the one or more subscribers' uplink and downlink bandwidth requirements and determining whether the subscriber is self-congested in the subscriber's current tier plan; and
providing the recommended tier plan for each of the one or more subscribers to a network operator.