Methods, systems and computer program products for server based type of service classification of a communication request
US7089294B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/803
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for type of service classification of a communication request for an application executing on a server. An application plug-in associated with the application is provided in an operating system kernel of the server. The application plug-in receives the communication request and obtains application level information from the received communication request. The application plug-in further assigns a type of service classification to the received communication request based on the obtained application level information and provides the assigned type of service classification information for the communication request to a process executing on the server for processing communications from the server responsive to the communication request.
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