METHODS FOR PROVIDING QUALITY OF SERVICE BY APPLYING BACK-PRESSURE IN SEQUENCING

摘要

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data communication. Certain embodiments provide a method including temporarily holding data being transmitted (510), determining a sequence of the data based at least on data priority (530) and metering transmission of the data based on at least one user-specified metering criterion to provide a level of quality of service in transmitting the data (520). Certain embodiments provide a computer- readable medium having a set of instructions for execution on a processing device. The data priority may be based on at least one of content and protocol of said data. The at least one user-specified metering criterion may comprise at least one of link speed and link proportion. The metering step may comprise applying back-pressure on said data to be enable prioritization and sequencing of said data for transmission. Temporarily holding data may comprise holding data in a queue.