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RESPONSE TIME FOR A GATEWAY CONNECTING A LOWER BANDWIDTH NETWORK WITH A HIGHER SPEED NETWORK

  • US 20150142945A1
  • Filed: 01/09/2015
  • Published: 05/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a network, the method comprising:

  • connecting nodes in a home area network;

    providing access to the nodes in the home area network via a gateway that connects the home area network to at least one outside local area network (LAN);

    predicting whether a message to a node in the home area network from a client in the at least one LAN will be a fast delivery message or a slow delivery message; and

    delivering the slow-delivery message to the node in the home area network only when there are no fast delivery messages awaiting delivery.

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