Application-level data communication switching system and process for automatic detection of and quality of service adjustment for bulk data transfers
US6426943B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/602
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a data communication switch, process and apparatus for tracking the number of data bytes associated with data flow that is part of a session and automatically lowering the priority given to the transmission of the remainder of a flow once a certain threshold has been reached that indicates that the flow is part of a bulk e-mail or other bulk file transfer.
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