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Congestion control for internet protocol storage

  • US 20010032269A1
  • Filed: 11/29/2000
  • Published: 10/18/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for optimizing data transmission in a data transfer system comprising:

  • monitoring a level of data transfer congestion within the data transfer system, the monitoring including marking data during data transfer congestion and detecting marked data; and

    adjusting a data transfer rate corresponding to the level of data transfer congestion;

    wherein the adjusting includes reducing the data transfer rate in direct correlation to the level of data transfer congestion as indicated by each marked data and increasing the data transfer rate in direct correlation to a lack of data transfer congestion as indicated by unmarked data during a round trip time (RTT).

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