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System for preventing server overload by adaptively modifying gap interval that is used by source to limit number of transactions transmitted by source to server

  • US 5,878,224 A
  • Filed: 04/30/1997
  • Issued: 03/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for preventing overload of a network server by adaptively modifying a gap interval that is used by a source to limit the number of transactions transmitted from the source to a network server, said method comprising the steps of:

  • determining the source input transaction rate;

    calculating a new gap interval based on the determined transaction rate and an admission factor received from the server; and

    blocking transaction requests input to the source based on the new gap interval at the source.

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