Network bottlenecks

US8959233B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8959233-B2
Application numberUS-201113033250-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 23, 2011
Priority dateFeb 23, 2011
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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A method comprises receiving a request for a network connection and determining if the requested network connection is available. Based on the network connection not being available, the method comprises incrementing a counter. Based on the counter exceeding a threshold value, the method comprises setting a status indicating a bottleneck condition and further responding to the status indicative of the bottleneck condition.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method executing on computer hardware, comprising: receiving a request for a network connection; determining if the requested network connection is available; based on the network connection not being available, incrementing a counter; based on said counter exceeding a threshold value within a predetermined time period, setting a status indicating a network bottleneck condition; determining a location of the network bottleneck condition from among…

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What does patent US8959233B2 cover?
A method comprises receiving a request for a network connection and determining if the requested network connection is available. Based on the network connection not being available, the method comprises incrementing a counter. Based on the counter exceeding a threshold value, the method comprises setting a status indicating a bottleneck condition and further responding to the status indicative…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Myrah Michael G, Natrajan Balaji, Hewlett Packard Development Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F13/4022. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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