System and method for providing quality of service over dedicated local loop networks
First Claim
1. A method for managing transmission characteristics for inbound data communications received by a first network site from a remote second network site via a data communications path over a wide area data communications network, the method comprising:
- determining one or more inbound protocol overhead factors based on overhead associated with one or more network protocols applied to the inbound data communications over at least a first link of the data communications path, wherein the data communications path consists of a series of links through the wide area data communications network, wherein the first link is between a first node device serving as an entry point of the first network site and a second node device serving as an exit point from a public portion of the wide area data communications network and located remotely from the first network site and from the second network site, and wherein the inbound data communications are received by the first node device of the first network site via the first link;
determining one or more inbound link throughput limits configured to control throughput of data packets of the inbound data communications over at least the first link, wherein at least one of the one or more inbound link throughput limits is/are determined based on at least one of the one or more inbound protocol overhead factors; and
transmitting the one or more inbound link throughput limits to the second network site for application to transmission of the data packets of the inbound data communications from the second network site.
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Abstract
Approaches for managing characteristics for inbound data communications between a first network site and a remote network site of a WAN are provided. The inbound communications are received by the first network site via a series of links of the WAN. Protocol overhead factors are determined based on overhead associated with network protocols applied to the data communications over the links. Link throughput limits are determined for the inbound data communications, wherein the throughput limits are determined based on the protocol overhead factors. The throughput limits are transmitted to the second network site for transmission of the inbound data communications from the second network site. The inbound data communications are received by a first device of the first network site via the first link, wherein the first link is between the first device and a second device serving as an exit point from a public portion of the WAN.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing transmission characteristics for inbound data communications received by a first network site from a remote second network site via a data communications path over a wide area data communications network, the method comprising:
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determining one or more inbound protocol overhead factors based on overhead associated with one or more network protocols applied to the inbound data communications over at least a first link of the data communications path, wherein the data communications path consists of a series of links through the wide area data communications network, wherein the first link is between a first node device serving as an entry point of the first network site and a second node device serving as an exit point from a public portion of the wide area data communications network and located remotely from the first network site and from the second network site, and wherein the inbound data communications are received by the first node device of the first network site via the first link; determining one or more inbound link throughput limits configured to control throughput of data packets of the inbound data communications over at least the first link, wherein at least one of the one or more inbound link throughput limits is/are determined based on at least one of the one or more inbound protocol overhead factors; and transmitting the one or more inbound link throughput limits to the second network site for application to transmission of the data packets of the inbound data communications from the second network site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus operable for managing transmission characteristics for inbound data communications received by a first network site from a remote second network site via a data communications path over a wide area data communications network, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive the inbound data communications; a processor operable to determine one or more inbound protocol overhead factors based on overhead associated with one or more network protocols applied to the inbound data communications over at least a first link of the data communications path, wherein the data communications path consists of a series of links through the wide area data communications network, wherein the first link is between the apparatus serving as an entry point of the first network site and a second node device serving as an exit point from a public portion of the wide area data communications network and located remotely from the first network site and from the second network site, wherein the inbound data communications are received by the apparatus via the first link, and wherein the processor is further operable to determine one or more inbound link throughput limits configured to control throughput of data packets of the inbound data communications over at least the first link, wherein at least one of the one or more inbound link throughput limits is/are determined based on at least one of the one or more inbound protocol overhead factors; and a transmitter operable to transmit the one or more inbound link throughput limits to the second network site for application to transmission of the data packets of the inbound data communications from the second network site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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