Application-aware rate control

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2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Pham, Brenda (Department: 2464)

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

Flow control of data transmission through a network

C370S395410

Reexamination Certificate

active

07869366

ABSTRACT:
A method for controlling data rate at an application layer. The method, in a particular implementation, includes identifying an application-layer message corresponding to a network application, wherein the application-layer message is transmitted in a first direction from a first host to a remote host and is operable to cause the remote host to transmit one or more responsive messages to the first host. A queuing delay is computed for the application-layer message and transmission of the application-layer message across a link to the remote host is delayed according to the queuing delay wherein the computed queuing delay is based at least in part on utilization of the link in a direction opposite the first direction of network traffic corresponding to the network application.

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