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Network data flow control technique

US4901277A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 19, 1988
Grant dateFeb 13, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2205/061
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Data flow in a communications network is controlled by a downstream node specifying the maximum average speeds of a plurality of data streams sent from an upstream node on a plurality of data paths.

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