US Patent 9210238 Method and system for network data flow management

Patent 9210238 was granted and assigned to Sandvine on December, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Patent Applicant

Sandvine

Current Assignee

Sandvine

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

9210238

Date of Patent

December 8, 2015

Patent Application Number

13723428

Date Filed

December 21, 2012

Patent Primary Examiner

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Asghar Bilgrami

Patent 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.