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Determining throughput dynamically

US5862337A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 1996
Grant dateJan 19, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/81
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Data transfers across a computer data connection are timed to measure the throughput of the connection. A counter in a computer system is updated to account for each measurement and the counter's value is checked to determine whether to allow the system's background tasks to operate.

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