Abstract: Disclosed is a traffic managing device which includes an information collector collecting primary information associated with a flow; a controller judging a traffic state, collecting secondary information associated with the traffic based on the judged traffic state and the primary information, and judging whether the flow is abnormal, based on the secondary information; and a traffic correspondence unit dropping the flow based on the judged traffic state and whether the flow is abnormal. The primary information includes internet protocol addresses of source and destination of the flow and the secondary information includes a flow number of each internet protocol address of a source.

Abstract: Disclosed is a network bandwidth distribution device which includes an information collector which collects information associated with a connection environment; a controller which judges a state of a connection environment according to the collected information and collects information of each user to judge whether an occupied bandwidth of each user is exceeded; and a bandwidth allotter which limits an occupied bandwidth of each user based on the judged state of a connection environment and whether an occupied bandwidth of each user is exceeded.

Abstract: Disclosed is an Internet protocol television (IPTV) data collection apparatus including: a transmission path setting unit acquiring a transmission path of an IPTV provider and setting a communication path with respect to a terminal of the transmission path; a message transmitting and receiving unit transmitting a multicast message to at least one terminal belonging to the transmission path and receiving a response message including information related to the IPTV provider and corresponding to the transmitted multicast message; and a data storing unit storing the information related to the IPTV provider, and a method thereof.

Abstract: A smart border router includes a traffic analyzer for receiving a traffic control policy including a network's routing policy and QoS policy from a router provided on a border of a network, and analyzing the same; a flow translator for, when receiving a plurality of flows from a specific network, translating a received flow to satisfy the traffic control policy of a destination network to which the flow will be transmitted; and a flow information controller for transmitting the translated flow to the destination network through a flow control protocol.

Abstract: Provided is a network-based Internet Protocol (IP) multicast service reception controlling apparatus and method. Data corresponding to a multicast channel may be controlled based on a snooping table. The snooping table may be updated based on the service profile. The snooping table may be updated based on a control message, and the control message may be based on whether a user is subscribed to the multicast channel. Whether data corresponding to the multicast channel is to be transmitted may be determined based on whether the data is being transmitted to another user in response to a request from the other user.