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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1998
Kouichi Yoshimura, Nakai-machi, JP;
Koh Kamizawa, Nakai-machi, JP;
Katsuya Mitsutake, Nakai-machi, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A data transfer apparatus and method uses recovery-type congestion control and avoidance-type congestion control. A bandwidth determination unit determines a requested bandwidth for a congestion avoidance-type data transfer in accordance with control information communicated between applications prior to the congestion avoidance-type data transfer. A bandwidth estimation unit estimates a bandwidth having been used by a congestion recovery-type data transfer in accordance with the control information communicated between applications prior to the congestion recovery-type data transfer. A management information memory stores information data of all the congestion avoidance-type data transfers and congestion recovery-type data transfers that use the bandwidth at a particular moment (i.e., simultaneously). A bandwidth allocation unit determines whether a newly requested congestion avoidance-type data transfer can be performed in accordance with an unused bandwidth and a bandwidth requested by the new data transfer, and allocates a certain amount of bandwidth to the new congestion avoidance-type data transfer. A data transfer instruction unit instructs an application to perform new data transfer.