Method and apparatus for quality of service management
US6119235A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0888
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing quality of service in a firewall server (110), the firewall server (11) coupling a data source to a data receiver, includes the steps of estimating a bit rate over a round-trip-time between the data source and the data receiver, receiving a receive acknowlegment signal from the data receiver, thereafter delaying transmission of a receive acknowlegment signal when the bit rate is greater than a bit rate limit, and transmitting the receive acknowlegment signal to the data source when the bit rate is not greater than the bit
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