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Sukesh H Pai

Edward Anthony Ludvig

Vivek Thukral

Liam P O'Gorman

Erik C Mikkelson

Todd A Lund

Wallace C Colyer

Leslie H Thaler

Shared network path contention can be reduced by limiting the number of contending client devices to which pending requests may be outstanding. Contention may also be reduced by managing available downstream bandwidth based on request size and managing available upstream bandwidth based on estimated response size. Portions of available downstream and/or upstream bandwidth may also be allocated to groups of one or more applications from which requests may be received, and the allocated portions may be configured to vary over time.

Shared network path contention reduction

A procedure identifies multiple messages to distribute via a cable television network. The procedure determines first performance data associated with a downstream subnetwork and determines second performance data associated with an upstream subnetwork. The plurality of messages are prioritized based on the first performance data and the second performance data. The procedure sends a highest-ranked message among the plurality of messages to a destination device.

Method and apparatus for distributing messages

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Sukesh H Pai