Patent ID: 6772375
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
An apparatus, includingat least one first computing device, including a processor and a memory, wherein said first computing device is a TCP receiver; at least one second computing device, including a processor and a memory; wherein said second computing device is a TCP sender; a communications network coupled to said first computing device and said second computing device; a set of instructions coupled to said memory associated with said first computing device, wherein said set of instructions includes instructions for (1) defining a set of data concerning TCP operations, (2) evaluating said set of data concerning TCP operations, and (3) generating a result of said evaluating; and a database coupled to said memory associated with said first computing device; wherein the instructions for defining said set of data comprise instructions to perform at least one of determining average packet size of incoming data packets, and determining whether the first computing device creates a bottleneck in data transfer.