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Selective compression for network connections

  • US 8,516,113 B1
  • Filed: 07/25/2012
  • Issued: 08/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A network device, comprising:

  • a memory device; and

    a central processing unit that performs actions, including;

    for each of a plurality of client device/gateway combinations for a client device, retrieving a plurality of estimated network metrics about a connection for each respective client device/gateway combination;

    determining whether a connection for the client device/gateway combinations with the client device is a high latency, low-bandwidth connection based on a combination of results of comparisons of the plurality of estimated network metrics to respective threshold values; and

    based on determining that the connection is a high latency, low-bandwidth connection for a given client device/gateway combination, providing content configured for high latency, low-bandwidth client devices from one of a plurality of server devices through the respective gateway.

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