Fast friendly start for a data flow
US9860184B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/31
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for a packet data flow to use markings on packets (93, 94) that indicate the longest instantaneous queue length on a path in order to rapidly increase the flow rate up to an available capacity of a network node without overshoot, in order to avoid the TCP Slow start process.
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