Data architectures provide for managing Quality of Service (QoS) and/or
bandwidth allocation in a Regional/Access Network (RAN) that provides
end-to-end transport between a Network Service Provider (NSP) and/or an
Application Service Provider (ASP), and a Customer Premises Network (CPN)
that includes a Routing Gateway (RG). The data architecture includes a
NSP access session record maintained at the RAN that defines QoS and/or
bandwidth allocation for an access session, such as a Point-to-Point
(PPP) access session, associated with the RG and the NSP. A corresponding
NSP access session record is maintained at the NSP associated with the
access session. The NSP access session record at the RAN and the
corresponding NSP access session record at the NSP both define a QoS
and/or bandwidth allocation specified by the NSP associated with the
session or both define a QoS and/or bandwidth allocation specified by the
RAN. An application flow record maintained at the RAN defines QoS and/or
bandwidth allocation for an application flow associated with the RG and
the ASP. A corresponding application flow record is maintained at the ASP
associated with the application flow. Both the application flow record at
the RAN and the corresponding application flow record at the ASP define a
QoS and/or bandwidth allocation specified by the ASP.