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Methods and systems for a receiver to allocate bandwidth among incoming communications flows

  • US 20030221008A1
  • Filed: 05/21/2002
  • Published: 11/27/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a communications environment with a receiver computing device receiving a plurality of incoming communications flows over a common communications link, a method for allocating incoming bandwidth of the common communications link among the plurality of incoming communications flows, the method comprising:

  • assigning a priority to each incoming communications flow;

    deciding whether to re-allocate the incoming bandwidth of the common communications link among the incoming communications flows; and

    if a decision is made to re-allocate the incoming bandwidth, then;

    selecting an incoming communications flow with an assigned priority lower than the assigned priority of another incoming communications flow; and

    increasing an average response time for messages received over the selected incoming communications flow.

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