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Communication device for throttling transmitted data

US9100448B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2012
Grant dateAug 4, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/6215
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication device and method for throttling transmitted data is provided. Token parameters of an aggregate token bucket, associated with a communication application, are distributed, at a processing unit, to respective application token buckets associated with at least two further applications. The communication application is enabled to receive respective data from the at least two further applications for transmission to a network via a communication interfaces. The respective data received from the at least two further applications is throttled via the respective application token buckets.

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