Abstract:
A method of improving the flow of data in a communication system having at least two links, comprising inserting into one of said links at least one enhancer, the operation of which is to a) communicate with a unit upstream of the data flow such that the upstream unit perceives that it is communicating with the unit(s) downstream of the enhancer; b) obtaining a measure of the efficacy of operation of the down stream unit(s), and c) dependent upon the measure, varying the control of data flow sent to downstream units.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a Web-based management engine (200) comprising means for generating Web pages (204) based upon data relating to procedural steps (212) for management of the at least one aspect of the behaviour of the network entity and interfacing means arranged to communicate data between a Web server (202) and an SNMP agent (206) in accordance with a predetermined data structure so as to manage the at least one aspect of the behaviour of the network entity (102). Such a Web-based management engine (200) advantageously obviates the complex to generate and inflexible template Web pages of known Web-based management systems.
Abstract:
There is described a method of processing data packets in a data stream in a communication system. In the method, a plurality of data packets from the data stream are analysed in order to generate profile data which indicates how one or more parts of each of the plurality of data packets varies from data packet to data packet. The profile data is then made available so that a data packet compression scheme that accords with the profile data can be implemented on data packets in the communication system.
Abstract:
Described herein is a method of providing an enhanced path between an internet or intranet (40) and a stub network or further internet or intranet (36). The enhanced path is provided by locating a pair of associated enhancers (22, 32) such that one is located in the internet (40) and one is located in the stub network (36), the enhancers (22, 32) being connected together by means of an IP tunnel (50) and each knows the IP address of the other.
Abstract:
Described herein is a method of controlling data flow between a local network (120) and a remote network (30) via a geostationary satellite link (40, 46, 48). The local network (120) comprises a sending host (22) and a connection splitting node (124) which includes a throttling unit (150). The remote network (30) comprises a receiving host (32) which is connected to a second connection splitting node (142) having a buffer (152) via the internet (34). The data flow rate from the local network (120) is throttled to provide a data flow rate which substantially matches that which can be handled by the remote network (30) so that the buffer (152) at the second connection splitting node (142) is not overfilled.
Abstract:
Described herein is a method of controlling data flow between a local network (120) and a remote network (30) via a geostationary satellite link (40, 46, 48). The local network (120) comprises a sending host (22) and a connection splitting node (124) which includes a throttling unit (150). The remote network (30) comprises a receiving host (32) which is connected to a second connection splitting node (142) having a buffer (152) via the internet (34). The data flow rate from the local network (120) is throttled to provide a data flow rate which substantially matches that which can be handled by the remote network (30) so that the buffer (152) at the second connection splitting node (142) is not overfilled.
Abstract:
A method of improving the flow of data in a communication system having at least two links, comprising inserting into one of said links at least one enhancer, the operation of which is to a) communicate with a unit upstream of the data flow such that the upstream unit perceives that it is communicating with the unit(s) downstream of the enhancer; b) obtaining a measure of the efficacy of operation of the down stream unit(s), and c) dependent upon the measure, varying the control of data flow sent to downstream units.