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Method and system for providing performance guarantees for a data service system of a data access network system

  • US 6,189,033 B1
  • Filed: 07/16/1998
  • Issued: 02/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a data service system that includes a plurality of content sites, a method of controlling access throughput of the content sites, comprising the steps of:

  • defining a throughput control policy for each of the content sites, wherein a throughput control policy for a content site specifies permitted access request rate and data transfer rate for the corresponding content site;

    upon receiving an access request, determining to which one of the content sites the access request is sent;

    determining if the access request should be allowed to access the corresponding content site based on the throughput control policy for that content site;

    allowing the access request to access the corresponding content site if the throughput control policy allows the access request to access the corresponding content site.

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