Network flow control

A content delivery network (CDN) networking device comprising:

• at least one communication port for receiving a request for content from a first application executed on a client device, the request comprising an identification of the content;
• a processing device;
• and
• a computer-readable medium connected to the processing device configured to store information and instructions that, when executed by the processing device, performs the operations of:
• assigning a first network flow parameter and a second network flow parameter for a first application, the first network flow parameter establishing a first set of one or more quality of service criteria and the second network flow parameter establishing a second set of one or more quality of service criteria for a transmission of the requested content associated with providing content to the first application;
• identifying a type for the client device;
• applying one of the first network flow parameter and the second network flow parameter for transmitting the requested content to the client device in response to the identification of the content associated with the first application based on the identified type for the client device;
• transmitting the requested content to the requesting device with the first applied network flow parameters applied to the transmission of the requested content associated with providing content to the first application;
• establishing a transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) connection with the requesting device;
• and
• adjusting the first network flow parameter is applied if the type for the requesting device is a mobile phone and the second network flow parameter is applied if the type for the requesting device is a laptop computer based on a time of day,
• wherein the first network flow parameter and the second network flow parameter comprises a TCP/IP flow control parameter.