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Network bandwidth regulation using traffic scheduling

  • US 8,937,866 B2
  • Filed: 10/25/2012
  • Issued: 01/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for regulating communication network bandwidth, the method comprising:

  • monitoring data traffic over a network using a centralized traffic management server, wherein the traffic management server continuously monitors a sample of incoming packets sent by at least one client node;

    predicting network loads, wherein the traffic management server computes a load information based on a frequency, a rate of change, and a content of the sample of incoming packets;

    scheduling network traffic, wherein the traffic management server and the at least one client node exchange a message to determine a scheduled time for an upcoming transmission of a data packet; and

    transmitting data, wherein the at least one client node transmits the data packet over the network at the scheduled time.

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