Patent ID: 8583820
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring a file from a sending system to a receiving system, comprising: sending a portion of a file made up of a plurality of file segments from the sending system along a file transmission path extending from the sending system to the receiving system, the sending the portion of the file including sending the file segments by a plurality of transmissions spaced out in time by a variable wait period; determining a congestion level along the file transmission path; the receiving system determining the variable wait period based in part on the determined congestion level; the receiving system calculating a file segment size of the next file segment to be transferred based in part of the determined congestion level; and upon expiration of the determined wait period, the receiving system sending a request message to the sending system to request the transfer of the next file segment, the request further including information related to the file segment size of the next file segment to be transferred.