Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100332667 | TECHNIQUE FOR SETTING NETWORK COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS - Techniques are disclosed for setting network communication parameters at a network interface based on the types of applications being executed at one or more computer devices that interface with the network. Thus, for example, the network interface can set the communication bandwidth, priority, or combination thereof, for each executing application based on the application type. By setting the network communication parameters for each application based on the application type, the applications can communicate with the network more efficiently. | 12-30-2010 |
20100333028 | TECHNIQUE FOR SETTING NETWORK COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS - Techniques are disclosed for providing a bandwidth control interface that displays the relative amount of bandwidth assigned to each application executing at a computer device. By displaying the relative amount of bandwidth, the interface allows the user to easily determine how the available bandwidth is allocated among the applications, and whether the allocation provides for efficient network communication. The bandwidth control interface also allows the user to adjust the relative allocation of bandwidth to the executing applications. The user can thereby control the relative amount of bandwidth that is allocated to each application by a network interface device. | 12-30-2010 |
20120144063 | TECHNIQUE FOR MANAGING TRAFFIC AT A ROUTER - A router of a network is configured to manage routing of packets based on executing applications. The network communicates packets of information between endpoints coupled to the network. Each packet is assigned to a traffic class based on the application associated with the packet. The router manages routing of received packets based on the traffic classes associated with the received packets. Accordingly, the router can determine routing priority, bandwidth, acknowledgment policy, and other routing management information based on the applications associated with received packets. | 06-07-2012 |
20120265852 | TECHNIQUE FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS AT A ROUTER - A router can process the data received from the local area network at a network protocol stack local to the router, while processing data received from the wide area network normally. The offloading of the stack processing from the source of the data to the router reduces the number of network hops that both packets based on the received data, and acknowledgements from the destination of the packets, must travel, thereby reducing communication latency. In addition, offloading the stack processing to the router can reduce the processing load at the data source. Further, the router can implement different quality of service or other processing protocols for the local area and wide area traffic. | 10-18-2012 |
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20130100803 | APPLICATION BASED BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A network traffic managing node of a local area network, such as a router or gateway, can implement a packet stream detection and application based bandwidth control for the local area network. A plurality of packet streams are received and detected at a network traffic managing node of a local area network. One or more applications associated with the plurality of packet streams are determined. Stream characterization parameters associated with each of the one or more applications associated with the plurality of packet streams are also determined. Application based bandwidth control is performed on the plurality of packet streams based, at least in part, on the stream characterization parameters associated with each of the applications. | 04-25-2013 |
20130100955 | TECHNIQUE FOR PRIORITIZING TRAFFIC AT A ROUTER - A network traffic managing node of a communication network, such as a router or gateway, can implement a network traffic routing and bandwidth management mechanism. A first application associated with a first communication stream of a communication network is determined. A first maximum bandwidth is assigned to the first communication stream. The first maximum bandwidth is determined based on a first traffic class associated with the first application. A routing of the first communication stream is managed based, at least in part, on the first traffic class and the first maximum bandwidth. A second maximum bandwidth associated with a second traffic class is assigned to the first communication stream in response to determining a bandwidth associated with the first communication stream exceeds the first maximum bandwidth. A routing of the first communication stream is managed based on the second traffic class and the second maximum bandwidth. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103660 | NETWORK CONNECTED MEDIA GATEWAY FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A network traffic managing node of a local area network, such as a router or gateway, can implement a network discovery and remote access mechanism for the local area network. A catalog of a plurality of files stored in a plurality of network devices of the local area network is created at the network traffic managing node based, at least in part, on information associated with the plurality of files determined using a network discovery procedure. The catalog of the plurality of files is provide to a remote network node of a wide area network in response to receiving a message from the remote network node requesting access to the plurality of files. One or more files are provided to the remote network node in response to receiving a message from the remote network node requesting the one or more files from the catalog of the plurality of files. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103827 | CLOUD COMPUTING ENHANCED GATEWAY FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A network traffic managing node of a local area network, such as a router or gateway, can monitor network traffic of the local area network. A network event associated with the local area network is detected using the network traffic managing node. The network event is reported from the network traffic managing node to one or more servers of a cloud-based computing network. A network policy update for the network traffic managing node is received from the cloud-based computing network. The network policy update is based, at least in part, on a type of network event reported to the cloud-based computing network. The network policy update is implemented at the network traffic managing node to process and/or resolve the network event. | 04-25-2013 |