System and method for providing traffic flow control in a communication network

The present invention provides a system and method for establishing a data transmission rate in a communication network for data transmission from a first communication module to a second communication module. Generally, the method comprises: (a) reading at the first module a predetermined data rece...

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Hauptverfasser: Storry, Charles Michael, Wellington, Stephen Haldane, Budd, Francis Frederick
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides a system and method for establishing a data transmission rate in a communication network for data transmission from a first communication module to a second communication module. Generally, the method comprises: (a) reading at the first module a predetermined data reception rate limit of the second module; and (b) for the data at the first module to be transmitted to the second module, establishing a first module data transmission rate in dependence upon the predetermined data reception rate limit read in step (a).