Patents by Inventor Abhay K. Parekh

Abhay K. Parekh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for bandwidth allocation in a computer network
    Patent number: 6735633
    Abstract: A system for classifying, monitoring, controlling and otherwise managing and allocating bandwidth of a network to data streams. A method for allocating bandwidth of a data network to a plurality of data streams is provided. The method comprises specifying apportionment of the bandwidth to a plurality of data classes. Receiving a plurality of data streams wherein each data stream has an associated data class. Negotiating a transfer rate for each data stream, wherein the transfer rate is limited to the bandwidth apportioned to the data class associated with each data stream and transmitting the data streams on the data network at the negotiated transfer rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Fast Forward Networks
    Inventors: William Welch, Steven McCanne, Abhay K. Parekh