System and method of monitoring packets in flight for optimizing packet traffic in a network
US8369216B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/283
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods of optimizing packet flow in a network are disclosed. An internetwork has a first network and plural second networks. A respective packet-in-flight counter is established for each one of the plural second networks and a respective maximum packet-in-flight indication for each one of the plural second networks. The respective packet-in-flight counter for each one of the plural second networks when a request packet is sent from any node in the first network to any node in that one of the plural second networks, or a response packet is received from any node that one of the plural second networks. it is determined whether a second request packet can be sent from any node in the first network to any of the plurality of nodes in one of the plural second networks, based on processing a value of the respective packet-in-flight counter for that one of the plural second networks and a value of the respective maximum packet-in-flight indication for that one of the plural second networks. The respective maximum packet-in-flight indication for each one of the plural second networks is adjusted based on a statistic that is indicative of roundtrip time for request packets sent…
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