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Network bandwith regulation using traffic scheduling

  • US 9,577,899 B2
  • Filed: 01/20/2015
  • Issued: 02/21/2017
  • 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;

    setting a send-probability value in response to network traffic conditions on the traffic management server;

    transmitting the send-probability value from the traffic management server to the at least one client node in a first information packet;

    utilizing the send-probability value at the at least one client node to compute a randomized data transmission time;

    transmitting a data packet by the at least one client node at the computed randomized data transmission time;

    receiving the data packet at the traffic management server; and

    generating and sending a second information packet by the traffic management server to the at least one client nodes, wherein the second information packet provides a new send-probability value for a next transmission.

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