Method and system for transmission control protocol (TCP) traffic smoothing
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- in a network interface chip;
determining a token count value associated with said network interface chip; and
scheduling based on said token count value, transmission of a packet to be transmitted via said network interface chip, wherein said scheduling comprises suspending said transmission when said token count value meets one or more criteria.
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Abstract
Various aspects of a method and system for transmission control protocol (TCP) traffic smoothing are presented. Traffic smoothing may comprise a method for controlling data transmission in a communications system that further comprises scheduling the timing of transmission of information from a TCP offload engine (TOE) based on a traffic profile. Traffic smoothing may comprise transmitting information from a TOE at a rate that is either greater than, approximately equal to, or less than, the rate at which the information was generated. Some conventional network interface cards (NIC) that utilize TOEs may not provide a mechanism that enables traffic shaping. By not providing a mechanism for traffic shaping, there may be a greater probability of lost packets in the network.
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1. A method, comprising:
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in a network interface chip; determining a token count value associated with said network interface chip; and scheduling based on said token count value, transmission of a packet to be transmitted via said network interface chip, wherein said scheduling comprises suspending said transmission when said token count value meets one or more criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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one or more circuits that are operable to determine a token count value associated with a network interface chip; and said one or more circuits are operable to schedule based on said token count value transmission of a packet to be transmitted via said network interface chip, wherein said scheduling comprises suspending said transmission when said token count value meets one or more criteria. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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