Method, apparatus, and computer program product for server bandwidth utilization management
US6424993B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for management of communications bandwidth utilization is disclosed in which delays are deliberately introduced when responding to requests for resources. Appropriately introducing delays can disperse the peak bandwidth consumption event over a longer period, however peak bandwidth utilization is decreased when responding to numerous substantially simultaneous requests. The deliberately introduced delays can be generated in a range bounded above by an acceptable response time (“ART”). The ART may be communicated to a server as part of the request, for instance in the ‘port’ or ‘path’ portion of a URI.
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