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Quality of service management for multiple connections within a network communication system

US7136353B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 17, 2002
Grant dateNov 14, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/2408
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Improved quality of service management for multiple connections between a sender and a receiver may be achieved by allocating a host-level transmission rate among the multiple connections based on a ratio of a weight associated with each connection and a sum of the weights associated the connections. Data packets associated with the connections may then be selectively transmitted to the receiver such that data packets having a highest difference between the allocated transmission rate and an actual transmission rate are transmitted first. The data packets transmitted to the sender may also be clocked using a transmission timer having period corresponding to the host-level transmission rate.

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