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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Sandvine Incorporated Ulc, Waterloo, CA;
Scot Loach, Waterloo, CA;
Sandvine Incorporated ULC, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A network data flow management device including: a working packet module configured to store data related to a data flow; at least one network interface connected to the working packet module for receiving and sending data related to data flows; and a processor configured to: receive data from the working packet module and determine if the data flow matches a predetermined protocol; and if the data flow matches the predetermined protocol, send predictive acknowledgments based on the data flow via the network interface. A method for network data flow management including: monitoring a data flow for a predetermined protocol; if the data flow matches the predetermined protocol, saving data relating to the data flow; and creating and sending a predictive acknowledgement packet related to the data flow.