Patent ID: 7738379
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling data transmissions in a network between at least one terminal and at least one server, comprising: determining, at a throttling unit in communication with the at least one server, a current status of the at least one server; determining a transmission rate of the at least one terminal based on the current status of the at least one server; and adjusting the transmissions from the at least one terminal to the at least one server based on the transmission rate; wherein the step of determining the current status comprises determining an overload status of each server based on whether any server is overloaded; wherein the step of adjusting the transmission further comprises adjusting a local load coefficient based on the overload status; and wherein the step of adjusting the local load coefficient includes decreasing the local load coefficient if the overload status indicates that all of the servers are overloaded.