Stateless data transfer protocol with client controlled transfer unit size
US6014707A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1091
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a method and protocol to enable a simple, reliable and highly scaleable data transfer facility in a digital data network. In communication a server and a client within a data processing system, the method of transferring data from the server to the client comprises requesting, by the client, transfer of the data in accordance with a transfer unit size specified by the client The server transmits the data in successive blocks having a size based on the client specified transfer unit size, till all the data has been transferred, and the server delays at least a predetermined time period between transmission of successive blocks. This connectionless, unacknowledged data transfer protocol minimizes resource utilization at the data server and is combined with source rate control to reduce congestion in the intervening network.
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