(19)
(11) EP 1 162 791 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
01.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/05

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
23.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/47

(21) Application number: 01304999.4

(22) Date of filing: 08.06.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 12/56(1990.01)
 H04Q 11/04(1968.09)

(54)

Available bandwidth control mechanism

Steuerungsmechanismus für die verfügbare Bandbreite

Mechanisme de contrôle de la bande passante disponible

(84) Designated Contracting States:
FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 09.06.2000 US 210864 P
20.11.2000 US 716924

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/50

(73) Proprietor: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
Germantown, MD 20876 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Barnhart, Andrew
    Gaithersburg, Maryland 20882 (US)

(74) Representative: Jackson, Richard Eric et al
Carpmaels & Ransford, 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA
London WC1A 2RA (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 781 068
 EP-A- 0 901 301
   
  • YANG C-Q ET AL: "A TAXONOMY FOR CONGESTION CONTROL ALGORITHMS IN PACKET SWITCHING NETWORKS" IEEE NETWORK, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, vol. 9, no. 4, 1 July 1995 (1995-07-01), pages 34-45, XP000526590 ISSN: 0890-8044
   
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