Patent ID: 9344374
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a first router from a first endpoint or a second router, a received network packet being transmitted across a network path from the first endpoint to a second endpoint; determining, by the first router, that the received network packet does not include a requested rate; determining, by the first router, that a network packet prior to the received network packet and within a same flow as the received network packet includes an indication, wherein the indication indicates that routers are permitted to set the requested transmission rate; modifying, by the first router, the received network packet to include a requested rate in a requested transmission rate field in response to determining that the received network packet does not include a requested rate and in response to determining that the prior network packet includes the indication; and transmitting, by the first router, the modified received network packet along the network path to the second endpoint.