Data transmission time management

A method, comprising:

• performing, with one or more computing devices:
• storing data, received from a client device, in a buffer for upload to a storage system according to a data transfer operation for receiving the data into the buffer;
• establishing a connection with the storage system;
• iteratively repeating, until the data transfer operation for receiving the data into the buffer is completed and the data has been completely sent from the client device to the buffer:
• beginning transmission of the data from the buffer via the connection to the storage system;
• stopping the transmission of the data, wherein at least a portion of the data is retained in the buffer after transmitting the data has stopped;
• determining a time to resume the transmission of the data to avoid a connection timeout on the connection with the storage system;
• and
• waiting until the time to resume;
• wherein said iteratively repeating said beginning, said stopping, said determining and said waiting stops iterating once the data transfer operation for receiving the data into the buffer is completed and the data has been completely sent from the client device to the buffer;
• and
• sending additional data from the buffer to the storage system.

One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed on or across one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• store data, received from a client device, in a buffer for upload to a storage system according to a data transfer operation for receiving the data into the buffer;
• establish a connection to the storage system;
• iteratively repeat, until the data transfer operation for receiving the data into the buffer is completed and the data has been completely sent from the client device to the buffer:
• begin transmitting the data from the buffer to the storage system;
• stop transmitting the data, wherein at least a portion of the data is retained in the buffer after transmitting the data has stopped;
• determine a time to resume the transmission of the data to avoid a connection timeout of the connection with the storage system;
• and
• wait until the time to resume;
• wherein said iteratively repeat said begin, said stop, said determine and said wait stops iterating once the data transfer operation for receiving the data into the buffer is completed and the data has been completely sent from the client device to the buffer;
• and
• send additional data from the buffer to the storage system.