Systems for usage based rate limiting over a shared data link
US8713196B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/762
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data communications system includes a controller device and multiple client devices communicating with the controller device through a shared data communications link. The controller device is configured to determine a usage based multiplier value for each of the client devices and monitor the data communications link for congestion. When it is determined that a threshold congestion level has been exceeded, the controller applies a rate-limiting scheme, based on the determined usage based multiplier values, to reallocate client device bandwidth over the data communications link.
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