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A method for managing a plurality of failures in a video and data network is provided. The
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With the expansion of services and emerging applications being offered over the Internet, a
dramatic growth in band width utilization induces a quick depletion of network resources …

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A method and apparatus for performing load-based packet marking within a network is
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(57) ABSTRACT A communications system operator provides to each user of a multi-user
communications system a committed information rate (CIR). When a user requests …

The present invention provides for provisioning broadband services using a VDSL-based
communication network. The present invention includes a system architecture and method …

Performance counters are provided for virtualized network interfaces of communications
networks, while minimizing the use of hardware resources. A virtualized network interface …