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Automatic adaptive network traffic prioritization and shaping

  • US 7,460,476 B1
  • Filed: 10/18/2004
  • Issued: 12/02/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for dynamically shaping data traffic through a gateway device interfacing between a high speed local area network and a lower speed uplink network connection through a broadband access device, the method comprising:

  • automatically assigning a quality of service priority level to packets associated with a data stream according to a running average size of the packets;

    determining a data rate of the uplink network connection;

    controlling a data output rate of packets from the gateway device to the broadband access device according to the determined data rate of the uplink network connection; and

    enabling fragmentation of the packets associated with the data stream into at least a first and a second packet to enable sending at least one packet associated with a second data stream of higher priority level after the first and before the second packets.

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