Session relaying apparatus, session relay method, and session relay program

• US 8,793,394 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2004
• Issued: 07/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yamasaki, Yasuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): RECEK, JASON D
• Application Number:
  US10/581,397
• Publication Number:
  US 20080285447A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,527 Days
• Field of Search: 709/227, 709/228, 709232-235
• US Class Current: 709/234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/30 in combination with information about buffer occupancy at either end or at transit nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/163 In-band adaptation of TCP data exchange; In-band control procedures

Abstract

In a data reception processor (210a) in a session relaying apparatus (20-3), a data amount monitor (201) monitors the data amount within the session relaying apparatus (20-3), a receivable amount calculating unit (212) requires a data receivable amount which is informed from the session relaying apparatus (20-3) to a data transmission terminal (10) in a devaluating way according to a predetermined function, a receivable amount informing unit (213) informs the data transmission terminal (10) of the value, and in the data output processor (220a), an initialization judging unit (223) makes a judgment about initialization of the transmission amount, according to the amount resulting from the data monitor (201) monitoring the data amount within the session relaying apparatus (20-3), and a transmissive amount calculating unit (222) determines the data transmissive amount by using the result.

Claims

1. A session relay method for relaying a session between a data transmission terminal and a data reception terminal, comprising:

monitoring data amount within a data storing unit;

setting a plurality of thresholds for an empty data amount in said data storing unit;

calculating a receivable amount for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds so that the receivable amount comprises smaller than the empty data amount being calculated from the data amount by using a plurality of functions each of which are set for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds;

informing the data transmission terminal of the receivable amount;

judging whether to reduce a transmissive amount based on a network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period of time, and

when the transmissive amount is not reduced as a result of the judging, determining the transmissive amount based on the receivable amount.

4. The session relay method as set forth in claim 1 or claim 3, comprising:

setting a plurality of thresholds for the empty data amount and

determining the receivable amount with respect to respective ranges being determined by the thresholds,

wherein the receivable amount is proportional to a value being calculated by dividing the empty data amount by a positive number or a value being calculated by multiplying the empty data amount by a positive number, or is a predetermined value less than the empty data amount.

5. The session relay method as set forth in claim 1 or claim 3, comprising:

setting a plurality of thresholds for the empty data amount and

calculating the receivable amount with a plurality of functions each of which are set with respect to respective ranges being determined by the thresholds, wherein each of the functions decreases the receivable amount according to a decrease in the empty data amount and each of the functions are continuous with each other.

2. A session relay method for relaying a session between a data transmission terminal and a data reception terminal, comprising:

measuring time while a data storing unit is empty;

judging whether a transmission amount is reduced or not, based on a length of the measured time and a network situation relating to throughput for a data transmission;

determining a transmissive amount based on the judgment;

judging whether the transmissive amount is initialized or not based on the network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period, and

when the transmissive amount is not reduced as a result of the judging, determining the transmissive amount based on a receivable amount.

6. The session relay method as set forth in claim 2 or claim 3, comprising:

judging whether the transmissive amount is reduced or not based on the time and the network situation,

wherein the network situation includes information for specifying at least one of a user, an application, or priority of data,

wherein information for specifying the user comprises IP address, ID of VLAN, or MAC address,

wherein information for specifying the application comprises port number of TCP, and

wherein information for specifying priority of data comprises a TOS field in an IP header, a priority in a VLAN header, or a priority in a MPLS header.

7. The session relay method as set forth in claim 2 or claim 3, comprising:

judging whether the transmissive amount is initialized or not based on the network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period,

wherein the network situation includes information for specifying at least one of a user, an application, or priority of data,

wherein the information for specifying the user comprises IP address, ID of VLAN, or MAC address,

wherein information for specifying the application comprises port number of TCP, and

wherein information for specifying priority of data comprises a TOS field in a IP header, a priority in a VLAN header, or a priority in a MPLS header.

3. A session relay method for relaying a session between a data transmission terminal and a data reception terminal, comprising:

monitoring data amount within a data storing unit and measuring time while the data storing unit is empty;

setting a plurality of thresholds for empty data amount in said data storing unit,

calculating a receivable amount for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds so that the receivable amount comprises smaller than empty data amount being calculated from the data amount by using a plurality of functions each of which are set for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds, and informing the data transmission terminal of the received amount;

judging whether a transmission amount is reduced or not, based on length of the measured time and a network situation relating to throughput for a data transmission, and determining a transmissive amount based on the judgment;

judging whether the transmissive amount is initialized or not based on the network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period; and

when the transmissive amount is not reduced as a result of the judging, determining the transmissive amount based on the receivable amount.

8. A session relaying apparatus for relaying a session between a data transmission terminal and a data reception terminal, comprising:

a monitoring unit which monitors a data amount within a data storing unit;

a calculating unit, implemented by a processor, which calculates a receivable amount so that the receivable amount comprises smaller than empty data amount being calculated from the data amount;

an informing unit which informs the data transmission terminal of the receivable amount; and

a judging unit which judges whether to reduce a transmissive amount based on a network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period of time,

wherein the calculation unit determines the transmissive amount based on the receivable amount, when the transmissive amount is not reduced as a result of the judging,

wherein a plurality of thresholds is set for the empty data amount in said data storing unit and the receivable amount is calculated for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds by using a plurality of functions each of which are set for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds.

9. A session relaying apparatus for relaying a session between a data transmission terminal and a data reception terminal, comprising:

a measuring unit which measures time while a data storing unit is empty;

an initialization judging unit, implemented by a processor, which judges whether a transmission amount is reduced or not based on a length of the measured time and a network situation relating to throughput for a data transmission; and

a determining unit which determines a transmissive amount based on the judgment,

wherein the initialization judging unit judges whether the transmissive amount is initialized or not based on the network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period and a calculating unit determines the transmissive amount based on the receivable amount, when the transmissive amount is not reduced as a result of the judging.

10. A session relaying apparatus for relaying a session between a data transmission terminal and a data reception terminal, comprising:

a monitoring unit which monitors a data amount within a data storing unit;

a calculating unit, implemented by a processor, which calculates a receivable amount so that the receivable amount comprises smaller than empty data amount being calculated from the data amount;

an informing unit which informs the data transmission terminal of the receivable amount;

a measuring unit which measures time while the data storing unit is empty;

an initialization judging unit which judges whether a transmission amount is reduced or not based on a length of the measured time and a network situation relating to throughput for a data transmission; and

a determining unit which determines a transmissive amount based on the judgment,

wherein a plurality of thresholds is set for the empty data amount in said data storing unit and the receivable amount is calculated for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds by using a plurality of functions each of which are set for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds, and

wherein the initialization judging unit judges whether the transmissive amount is initialized or not based on the network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period and the calculating unit determines the transmissive amount based on the receivable amount, when the transmissive amount is not reduced as a result of the judging.

11. The session relaying apparatus as set forth in claim 8 or claim 10, wherein

a plurality of thresholds are set for the empty data amount and determining the receivable amount with respect to respective ranges being determined by the thresholds,

wherein the receivable amount is proportional to a value being calculated by dividing the empty data amount by a positive number or a value being calculated by multiplying the empty data amount by a positive number, or is a predetermined value less than the empty data amount.

12. The session relaying apparatus as set forth in claim 8 or claim 10, wherein

a plurality of thresholds are set for the empty data amount and

the receivable amount is calculated with a plurality of functions each of which are set with respect to respective ranges being determined by the thresholds, wherein each of the functions decreases the receivable amount according to a decrease in the empty data amount and each of the functions are continuous with each other.

13. The session relaying apparatus as set forth in claim 9 or claim 10,

wherein the network situation includes information for specifying at lest one of a user, an application, or priority of data,

wherein information for specifying the user comprises IP address, ID of VLAN, or MAC address,

wherein information for specifying the application comprises port number of TCP, and

wherein information for specifying priority of data comprises a TOS field in an IP header, a priority in a VLAN header, or a priority in a MPLS header.

14. The session relaying apparatus as set forth in claim 9 or claim 10, wherein

the initialization judging unit judges whether the transmissive amount is initialized or not based on the network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period,

wherein the network situation includes information for specifying at least one of a user, an application or priority of data,

wherein information for specifying the user comprises IP address, ID of VLAN, or MAC address,

wherein information for specifying the application comprises port number of TCP, and

wherein information for specifying priority of data comprises a TOS field in a IP header, a priority in a VLAN header, or a priority in a MPLS header.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions readable by a computer for performing a method for relaying a session between a data transmission terminal and a data reception terminal, the method comprising:

monitoring a data amount within a data storing unit,

setting a plurality of thresholds for an empty data amount in said data storing unit;

calculating a receivable amount for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds so that the receivable amount comprises smaller than empty data amount being calculated from the data amount by using a plurality of functions each of which are set for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds;

informing the data transmission terminal of the receivable amount;

judging whether to reduce a transmissive amount based on a network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period of time, and

when the transmissive amount is not reduced as a result of the judging, determining the transmissive amount based on the receivable amount.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as set forth in claim 15 or claim 17, comprising:

setting a plurality of thresholds for the empty data amount; and

determining the receivable amount with respect to respective ranges being determined by the thresholds,

wherein the receivable amount is proportional to a value being calculated by dividing the empty data amount by a positive number or a value being calculated by multiplying the empty data amount by a positive number, or is a predetermined value less than the empty data amount.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium as set forth in claim 15 or claim 17, comprising:

setting a plurality of thresholds for the empty data amount and

calculating the receivable amount with a plurality of functions each of which are set with respect to respective ranges being determined by the thresholds, wherein each of the functions decreases the receivable amount according to a decrease in the empty data amount, and each of the functions are continuous with each other.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions readable by a computer for performing a method for relaying a session between a data transmission terminal and a data reception terminal, the method comprising:

measuring time while a data storing unit is empty;

judging whether a transmission amount is reduced or not, based on a length of the measured time and a network situation relating to throughput for a data transmission;

determining a transmissive amount based on the judgment;

judging whether the transmissive amount is initialized or not based on the network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period, and

when the transmissive amount is not reduced as a result of the judging, determining the transmissive amount based on the receivable amount.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium as set forth in claim 16 or claim 17, comprising:

judging whether the transmissive amount is reduced or not based on the time and the network situation,

wherein the network situation includes information for specifying at least one of a user, an application, or priority of data,

wherein information for specifying the user comprises IP address, ID of VLAN, or MAC address,

wherein information for specifying the application comprises port number of TCP, and

wherein information for specifying priority of data comprises a TOS field in an IP header, a priority in a VLAN header, or a priority in a MPLS header.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium as set forth in claim 16 or claim 17, comprising:

judging whether the transmissive amount is initialized or not based on the network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period,

wherein the network situation includes information for specifying at least one of a user, an application, or priority of data,

wherein information for specifying the user comprises IP address, ID of VLAN, or MAC address,

wherein information for specifying the application comprises port number of TCP, and

wherein information for specifying priority of data comprises a TOS field in a IP header, a priority in a VLAN header, or a priority in a MPLS header.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions readable by a computer for performing a method for relaying a session between a data transmission terminal and a data reception terminal, the method comprising:

monitoring data amount within a data storing unit;

measuring time while the data storing unit is empty;

setting a plurality of thresholds for an empty data amount in said data storing unit;

calculating a receivable amount for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds so that the receivable amount comprises smaller than empty data amount, which is calculating from the data amount, and informing the data transmission terminal of the receivable amount by using a plurality of functions each of which are set for respective ranges of said plurality of thresholds,

judging whether a transmission amount is reduced or not, based on a length of the measured time and a network situation relating to throughput for a data transmission;

determining a transmissive amount based on the judgment;

judging whether the transmissive amount is initialized or not based on the network situation when the data storing unit continues to be empty for a predetermined period, and

when the transmissive amount is not reduced as a result of the judging, determining the transmissive amount based on the receivable amount.