Patent ID: 8102768
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling traffic flow in an Internet Protocol (IP) based communication network, comprising software running on a computer acting as a network edge proxy in said network, said method comprising the steps of: (a) associating a speed of service (SoS) with a level of precedence; (b) selectively adjusting settings of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections to meet the speed of service requirements for a particular level of precedence, said settings consisting of at least one of: (c) authorizing use of the TCP connections for transmissions having levels of precedence requiring the available SoS; (d) establishing the TCP connections; (e) monitoring compliance of the TCP connections with the SoS requirements of the transmission; (f) dynamically controlling the TCP connections based on compliance with the required SoS; and (g) repeating steps (b) through (g) until the transmission is complete.