Reducing interarrival delays in network traffic
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorPadmavathy Bhooma
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates use of a network link. During operation, the system continuously monitors an interarrival delay of packets received from a sender over the network link. Next, the system adjusts a receive window for the sender based on the interarrival delay to facilitate receipt of subsequent packets from the sender and other senders over the network link.
Claims24
A method for facilitating use of a network link, comprising:
- monitoring an interarrival delay of packets received from a sender over the network link, wherein the interarrival delay corresponds to differences in transit times for the packets from the sender over the network link;
- and
- adjusting a receive window for the sender based on the interarrival delay to facilitate receipt of subsequent packets from the sender and other senders over the network link.
A system for facilitating use of a network link, comprising:
- a monitoring apparatus configured to monitor an interarrival delay of packets received from a sender over the network link;
- and
- a management apparatus configured to adjust a receive window for the sender based on the interarrival delay to facilitate receipt of subsequent packets from the sender and other senders over the network link.
A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for facilitating use of a network link, the method comprising:
- monitoring an interarrival delay of packets received from a sender over the network link;
- and
- adjusting a receive window for the sender based on the interarrival delay to facilitate receipt of subsequent packets from the sender and other senders over the network link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.