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Selective compression for network connections

  • US 8,326,984 B1
  • Filed: 08/18/2011
  • Issued: 12/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • at least two or more servers for providing content over a network; and

    a first traffic management device (TMD) having memory and one or more central processing units to perform actions, including;

    determining a plurality of network metrics for communications through at least one client device/gateway combination for a client device; and

    sending the plurality of network metrics to a second TMD operating on another one or more central processing units, the second TMD performing actions, including;

    combining results of evaluations of each of the plurality of network metrics to a different threshold value into a single network connection characteristic for at least one client device/gateway combination; and

    based on whether the combined results indicate that a communications with the second TMD is a low-bandwidth connection, selectively providing compressed content to the client device through the associated gateway.

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