Patent ID: 8358580

Claim:
A system for adjusting the window size of a TCP session on a packet network, the system comprising: a sending network element; a receiving network element in communication with the sending network element and operable to receive packets communicated by the sending network element, wherein the receiving network element communicates with the sending network element using Ethernet protocol and wherein the receiving network element determines network performance information associated with a path of the network between the sending network element and the receiving network element and communicates the network performance information to the sending network element, the path allowing communication from the sending network element to the receiving element, wherein the network performance information includes data indicative of a total number of data packets communicated over the path in at least one direction and data indicative of a total amount of bandwidth of data communicated over the path; and wherein the sending network element is operable to adjust the window size of the TCP session in response to the received network performance information, wherein said adjusting said window size increases a transmit versus wait for an acknowledgement data packet to accommodate packet network link lengths, wherein said adjust said window size includes a decrease or an increase in the window size.