Determining throughput dynamically
US5862337A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2016 |
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- 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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