System and Method for Dynamically Controlling Aggregate and Individual Packet Flow Characteristics Within a Compressed Logical Data Tunnel
AssigneePacketeer, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Quinn, Mary Laier
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Abstract
A system and method for dynamically controlling aggregate and individual packet flow characteristics within a compressed logical data tunnel. A logical data tunnel is formed and includes one or more packet flows. Each packet flow includes individual packets having a shared destination address. Bandwidth allocated to control an aggregated flow of packets routed through the logical data tunnel. A transfer rate is assigned to control each packet flow transiting within the logical data tunnel.
Claims28
A system for managing packet flow through a logical data tunnel formed between partnered traffic managers, comprising:
- an outside queue sending outgoing packets to a partnered traffic manager via a logical data tunnel comprising one or more packet flows transiting to the partnered traffic manager, comprising:
- an analyzer controlling packet rate of each packet flow through data compression, each packet flow comprising a substantially continuous stream of packets flowing to the partnered traffic manager;
- a classifier limiting bandwidth allocated to the packet flows in the logical data tunnel by analyzing aggregated packet flows;
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- an inside queue receiving incoming packets from the partnered traffic manager via the logical data tunnel, comprising:
- the classifier controlling the packet rate of each packet flow through an input queue transiently storing each incoming packet.
A method for managing packet flow through a logical data tunnel formed between partnered traffic managers, comprising:
- sending outgoing packets to a partnered traffic manager via a logical data tunnel comprising one or more packet flows transiting to the partnered traffic manager, comprising:
- controlling packet rate of each packet flow through data compression, each packet flow comprising a substantially continuous stream of packets flowing to the partnered traffic manager;
- limiting bandwidth allocated to the packet flows in the logical data tunnel by analyzing aggregated packet flows;
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- receiving incoming packets from the partnered traffic manager via the logical data tunnel, comprising:
- controlling the packet rate of each packet flow through an input queue transiently storing each incoming packet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.