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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2008
Graham Baker, Londonderry, NH (US);
Leon James Alexandrou, Marblehead, MA (US);
Graham Baker, Londonderry, NH (US);
Leon James Alexandrou, Marblehead, MA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Technologies are described herein for providing dynamic flow control of requests to a server in a hybrid peer-to-peer network. The server collects a number of metrics related to its current stability and the throughput of requests from peer-to-peer devices. These metrics, along with associated trend data, are used by the server to calculate a current stability rating and a current throughput rating. The server then imposes flow control on a proportional number of the peer-to-peer devices based upon the current ratings. This operation is run periodically, with ratings re-calculated from current metrics, and new flow control measures imposed in each cycle.