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System and method for determining network conditions

  • US 6,731,600 B1
  • Filed: 02/08/1999
  • Issued: 05/04/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of determining a transmission bandwidth of a network communications link between a client and a server the method comprising:

  • receiving at the client, a first data packet transmitted from the server via the network communications link, the first data packet having an identifier indicating that the first data packet is being sent by the server back-to-back with respect to a second data packet;

    receiving at the client the second data packet transmitted by the server via the network communications link; and

    determining a transmission bandwidth of the network communication link, responsive to the receipt of the data packets by the client.

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