System and method for a tcp mapper

Abstract

A system for congestion control of traffic in a network that uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) includes a plurality of TCP congestion control programs having one or more parameters, a plurality of TCP congestion control units running the TCP congestion control programs, and a TCP mapper adapted to map incoming TCP traffic flow from a plurality of incoming TCP traffic flows to the TCP congestion control units based on at least one of (a) the type of application program from which the incoming TCP traffic flow originated (b) the type of network for which the incoming TCP traffic flow is destined, (c) parameters related to network performance (d) network constraints (e) source of the incoming TCP traffic flow, and (f) destination of the incoming TCP traffic flow.

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         31 . A method for congestion control of traffic in a network that uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), wherein said traffic includes one or more TCP traffic flows each using a first TCP congestion control program, said method comprising:
 mapping a first of said one or more TCP traffic flow to a second TCP congestion control program selected from a plurality of TCP congestion control programs using a TCP mapper, said second TCP congestion control program selected based on a measured performance of the network.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31  whereby said TCP mapper makes a determination whether said first TCP congestion control program is capable of satisfying a throughput requirements of an application program originating at said first TCP traffic flow and bases said mapping on said determination. 
     
     
         33 . A system for congestion control of traffic in a network that uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), wherein said traffic includes one or more incoming TCP traffic flows each using a first TCP congestion control program, said system comprising:
 one or more TCP congestion control programs having one or more parameters,   a TCP mapper to map a first of said one or more TCP traffic flow to a second TCP congestion control program selected from a plurality of TCP congestion control programs based on a measured performance of the network.   
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 33  whereby said TCP mapper makes a determination whether said first TCP congestion control program is capable of satisfying a throughput requirements of an application program originating at said first incoming TCP traffic flow and bases said mapping on said determination.