Patent ID: 7181455
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for managing bandwidth in a remote services system comprising: a throttle module operable to control transfer of data within said remote services system in accordance with predetermined quality of service parameters; a queuing module for ranking files in accordance with predetermined priority parameters, said queuing module operating in conjunction with said throttle module to control access to system bandwidth; a first communications network; a remote services proxy operable to generate a request to transfer data; an aggregation mid-level manager operable to communicate with said remote services proxy over said first network and to receive said request to transfer data therefrom; a second communications network; an applications mid-level manager operable to communicate with said aggregation mid-level manager over said second communications network and to receive said request therefrom, said aggregation mid-level manager being operable to authorize transfer of data in accordance with predetermined parameters and to control operation of said throttle module to maintain a predetermined quality of service for data transfer; and wherein said priority parameters used by said queuing module comprising precedence and persistence attributes specified in accordance with predetermined quality of service parameters.