# US 2008/0186851 A1 · System and Method for Dynamically Controlling Aggregate and Individual Packet Flow Characteristics Within a Compressed Logical Data Tunnel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2008/0186851 A1 - Document ID: US20080186851A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/032,571 - Filed: 2008-02-15 - Published: 2008-08-07 - Earliest claimed: 2002-03-29 - Assignees: Packeteer, Inc. - Inventors: Michael J. Quinn; Mary Laier - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080186851A1 ## CPC - H04L 47/10: Flow control; Congestion control - H04L 41/5022: by giving priorities, e.g. assigning classes of service - H04L 47/2441: relying on flow classification, e.g. using integrated services [IntServ] - H04L 47/2475: for supporting traffic characterised by the type of applications - H04L 47/38: by adapting coding or compression rate - H04L 47/41: by acting on aggregated flows or links - Y02D 30/50: in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A system according to claim 1, further comprising: traffic manager logic forming the logical data tunnel to the partnered traffic manager by grouping the one or more packet flows based on destination address. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A system according to claim 2, further comprising: a tunnel discovery module probing a network to discover each partnered traffic manager. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) A system according to claim 2, further comprising: a bidirectional logical data tunnel formed with the partnered traffic manager by combining the logical data tunnel to the partnered traffic manager and a further logical data tunnel from the partnered traffic manager. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A system according to claim 1, further comprising: a prioritization module prioritizing each packet flow within the aggregated packet flows by bandwidth requirements. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A system according to claim 1, further comprising: a reevaluation module reevaluating the packet rate of each packet flow following data compression. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A system according to claim 1, further comprising: a flow index assignment description table assigning a service type to each packet flow; and a service compression configuration table mapping the service type to a data compression function. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A system according to claim 7, further comprising: a service table designating a compression function for one service type; and traffic manager logic applying the designated compression function on a per-flow basis. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A system according to claim 8, further comprising: a compression index associated with the designated compression function incremented for each successive packet flow to which the designated compression function is applied. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) A system according to claim 7, further comprising: a service table designating a compression function for one service type; and traffic manager logic applying the designated compression function on a per-service basis. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A system according to claim 10, further comprising: a compression index associated with the designated compression function shared for each successive packet flow to which the designated compression function is applied. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) A system according to claim 7, further comprising: a service table designating a compression function for a plurality of service types; and traffic manager logic applying the designated compression function on a shared service basis. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A system according to claim 12, further comprising: a compression index associated with the designated compression function shared for each successive packet flow to which the designated compression function is applied. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) A system according to claim 7, further comprising: network policies applied to each data compression function assignment. ### Claim 15 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; and 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. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A method according to claim 15, further comprising: forming the logical data tunnel to the partnered traffic manager by grouping the one or more packet flows based on destination address. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) A method according to claim 16, further comprising: probing a network to discover each partnered traffic manager. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) A method according to claim 16, further comprising: forming a bi-directional logical data tunnel with the partnered traffic manager by combining the logical data tunnel to the partnered traffic manager and a further logical data tunnel from the partnered traffic manager. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) A method according to claim 15, further comprising: prioritizing each packet flow within the aggregated packet flows by bandwidth requirements. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) A method according to claim 15, further comprising: reevaluating the packet rate of each packet flow following data compression. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) A method according to claim 15, further comprising: assigning a service type to each packet flow; and mapping the service type to a data compression function. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) A method according to claim 21, further comprising: designating a compression function for one service type; and applying the designated compression function on a per-flow basis. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) A method according to claim 22, further comprising: incrementing a compression index associated with the designated compression function for each successive packet flow to which the designated compression function is applied. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) A method according to claim 21, further comprising: designating a compression function for one service type; and applying the designated compression function on a per-service basis. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) A method according to claim 24, further comprising: sharing a compression index associated with the designated compression function for each successive packet flow to which the designated compression function is applied. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) A method according to claim 21, further comprising: designating a compression function for a plurality of service types; and applying the designated compression function on a shared service basis. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) A method according to claim 26, further comprising: sharing a compression index associated with the designated compression function for each successive packet flow to which the designated compression function is applied. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) A method according to claim 21, further comprising: applying network policies to each data compression function assignment.