System and method for transmitting and receiving data

A method of transmitting at least one first data packet that is associated with a first data file and at least one second data packet that is associated with a second data file, the method comprising:

• selecting a first packet length for each of the at least one first data packet;
• selecting a second packet length for each of the at least one second data packet;
• transmitting said each of the at least one first data packet with said first packet length;
• and
• transmitting said each of the at least one second data packet with said second packet length.

A method for checking whether a data file has been received without error after transmission from a data transmission facility to a data reception facility, the method comprising:

• generating a manifest that comprises information regarding the data file at the data transmission facility;
• transmitting said manifest from the data transmission facility to the data reception facility;
• receiving said manifest at the data reception facility;
• and
• checking whether the data file was received without error based upon said information comprised in said manifest.

A method for transmitting data from a data transmission facility to a data reception facility that reduces bottlenecking of the data, the method comprising:

• placing a first portion of the data in a first transmission queue based upon a first priority associated with said first portion of the data and said first transmission queue;
• placing a second portion of the data in a second transmission queue based upon a second priority associated with said second portion of the data and said second transmission queue;
• and
• transmitting said first portion of the data from said first transmission queue and said second portion of the data from said second transmission queue, such that a fixed output ratio is maintained between said first transmission queue and said second transmission queue.

A method for transmitting a file header packet and a file data packet from a data transmission facility to a data reception facility, the method comprising:

• selecting from a plurality of queues, each of which has a priority rating, a queue in which to queue the file header packet and the file data packet, based upon said priority rating and a transmission priority that is associated with the file header packet and the file data packet;
• queuing the file header packet and the file data packet in said selected queue;
• selecting from a plurality of forward data paths, a first forward data path and a second forward data path on which to transmit the file header packet and the file data packet;
• transmitting the file header packet on said first forward data path;
• and
• transmitting the file data packet on said second forward data path.

A method for transmitting a file header packet and a file data packet from a data transmission facility to a data reception facility, the method comprising:

• selecting from a plurality of forward data paths, a first forward data path and a second forward data path on which to transmit the file header packet and the file data packet;
• transmitting the file header packet on said first forward data path;
• and
• transmitting both the file header packet and the file data packet on said second forward data path.