Author: claimsbot

1. A display device comprising:
a first pixel comprising a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel arranged in a column direction;
a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, the second pixel comprises a fourth sub-pixel, a fifth sib-pixel and sixth sub-pixel arranged in the column direction;
a power supply line disposed between the first pixel and the second pixel;
a first signal line;
a second signal line;
a third signal line;
a fourth signal line;
a fifth signal line;
a sixth signal line;
a seventh signal line; and
a eighth signal line,
wherein the first sub-pixel comprises a first transistor, a second transistor, a thirteenth transistor and a first pixel electrode, a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the third signal line, one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first pixel electrode, a gate of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the sixth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the second transistor, and the other of the source and the drain of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line,
wherein the second sub-pixel comprises a third transistor, a fourth transistor and a second pixel electrode, a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fourth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the fourth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the second pixel electrode, a gate of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the seventh signal line, one of a source and a drain of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the fourth transistor, and the other of the source and the drain of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line,
wherein the first sub-pixel comprises a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor and a third pixel electrode, a gate of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the fifth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the first signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the sixth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, the other of the source and the drain of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the third pixel electrode, a gate of the fifteenth transistor is electrically connected to the eighth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the fifteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the sixth transistor, and the other of the source and the drain of the fifteenth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line,
wherein the fourth sub-pixel comprises a seventh transistor, a eighth transistor and a fourth pixel electrode, a gate of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to the third signal line, one of a source and a drain of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to the second signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the eighth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the eighth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, the other of the source and the drain of the eighth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth pixel electrode, a gate of the sixteenth transistor is electrically connected to the sixth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the sixteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the eighth transistor, and the other of the source and the drain of the sixteenth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line,
wherein the fifth sub-pixel comprises a ninth transistor, a tenth transistor and a fifth pixel electrode, a gate of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the second signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the tenth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, the other of the source and the drain of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the fifth pixel electrode, a gate of the seventeenth transistor is electrically connected to the seventh signal line, one of a source and a drain of the seventeenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the tenth transistor, and the other of the source and the drain of the seventeenth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, and
wherein the sixth sub-pixel comprises a eleventh transistor, a twelfth transistor and a sixth pixel electrode, a gate of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the fifth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the second signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the twelfth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, the other of the source and the drain of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the sixth pixel electrode a gate of the eighteenth transistor is electrically connected to the eighth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the eighteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the twelfth transistor, and the other of the source and the drain of the eighteenth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line.
2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first sub-pixel further comprises a first light emitting element formed over the first pixel electrode, the second sub-pixel further comprises a second light emitting element formed over the second pixel electrode, the third sub-pixel further comprises a third light emitting element formed over the third pixel electrode, the fourth sub-pixel further comprises a fourth light emitting element formed over the fourth pixel electrode, the fifth sub-pixel further comprises a fifth light emitting element formed over the fifth pixel electrode, and the sixth sub-pixel further comprises a sixth light emitting element formed over the sixth pixel electrode.
3. The display device according to claim 2, wherein each of the first light emitting element and the fourth light emitting element is a red light emitting element, each of the second light emitting element and the fifth light emitting element is a green light emitting element, and each of the third light emitting element and the sixth light emitting element is a blue light emitting element.
4. The display device according to claim 2, wherein each of the first to sixth light emitting elements is a white light emitting element.
5. The display device according to claim 2, wherein each of the first to sixth light emitting elements is a blue light emitting element.
6. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a first colored layer, a second colored layer, and a third colored layer,
wherein the first colored layer is provided over the first sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, the second colored layer is provided over the second sub-pixel and the fifth sub-pixel, and the third colored layer is provided over the third sub-pixel and the sixth sub-pixel.
7. The display device according to claim 6, further comprising a first partition wall between the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, and a second partition wall between the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel,
wherein the first colored layer and the second colored layer overlap each other over the first partition wall, and the second colored layer and the third colored layer overlap each other over the second partition wall.
8. A display device comprising:
a first pixel comprising a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel arranged in a column direction;
a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, the second pixel comprises a fourth sub-pixel, a fifth sib-pixel and sixth sub-pixel arranged in the column direction;
a power supply line disposed between the first pixel and the second pixel;
a first signal line;
a second signal line;
a third signal line;
a fourth signal line; and
a fifth signal line,
wherein the first sub-pixel comprises a first transistor, a second transistor and a first pixel electrode, a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the third signal line, one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, and the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first pixel electrode,
wherein the second sub-pixel comprises a third transistor, a fourth transistor and a second pixel electrode, a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fourth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the fourth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, and the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the second pixel electrode,
wherein the first sub-pixel comprises a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor and a third pixel electrode, a gate of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the fifth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the first signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the sixth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, and the other of the source and the drain of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the third pixel electrode,
wherein the fourth sub-pixel comprises a seventh transistor, a eighth transistor and a fourth pixel electrode, a gate of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to the third signal line, one of a source and a drain of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to the second signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the eighth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the eighth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, and the other of the source and the drain of the eighth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth pixel electrode,
wherein the fifth sub-pixel comprises a ninth transistor, a tenth transistor and a fifth pixel electrode, a gate of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the second signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the tenth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, and the other of the source and the drain of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the fifth pixel electrode, and
wherein the sixth sub-pixel comprises a eleventh transistor, a twelfth transistor and a sixth pixel electrode, a gate of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the fifth signal line, one of a source and a drain of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the second signal line, the other of the source and the drain of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the twelfth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line, and the other of the source and the drain of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the sixth pixel electrode.
9. The display device according to claim 8, wherein the first sub-pixel further comprises a first light emitting element formed over the first pixel electrode, the second sub-pixel further comprises a second light emitting element formed over the second pixel electrode, the third sub-pixel further comprises a third light emitting element formed over the third pixel electrode, the fourth sub-pixel further comprises a fourth light emitting element formed over the fourth pixel electrode, the fifth sub-pixel further comprises a fifth light emitting element formed over the fifth pixel electrode, and the sixth sub-pixel further comprises a sixth light emitting element formed over the sixth pixel electrode.
10. The display device according to claim 9, wherein each of the first light emitting element and the fourth light emitting element is a red light emitting element, each of the second light emitting element and the fifth light emitting element is a green light emitting element, and each of the third light emitting element and the sixth light emitting element is a blue light emitting element.
11. The display device according to claim 9, wherein each of the first to sixth light emitting elements is a white light emitting element.
12. The display device according to claim 9, wherein each of the first to sixth light emitting elements is a blue light emitting element.
13. The display device according to claim 8, further comprising a first colored layer, a second colored layer, and a third colored layer,
wherein the first colored layer is provided over the first sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, the second colored layer is provided over the second sub-pixel and the fifth sub-pixel, and the third colored layer is provided over the third sub-pixel and the sixth sub-pixel.
14. The display device according to claim 13, further comprising a first partition wall between the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, and a second partition wall between the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel,
wherein the first colored layer and the second colored layer overlap each other over the first partition wall, and the second colored layer and the third colored layer overlap each other over the second partition wall.
15. A display device comprising:
a first pixel comprising a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel arranged in a column direction;
a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, the second pixel comprises a fourth sub-pixel, a fifth sib-pixel and sixth sub-pixel arranged in the column direction; and
a power supply line disposed between the first pixel and the second pixel,
wherein the first sub-pixel comprises a first pixel electrode and a first transistor electrically connected between the first pixel electrode and the power supply line,
wherein the second sub-pixel comprises a second pixel electrode and a second transistor electrically connected between the second pixel electrode and the power supply line,
wherein the third sub-pixel comprises a third pixel electrode and a third transistor electrically connected between the third pixel electrode and the power supply line,
wherein the fourth sub-pixel comprises a fourth pixel electrode and a fourth transistor electrically connected between the fourth pixel electrode and the power supply line,
wherein the fifth sub-pixel comprises a fifth pixel electrode and a fifth transistor electrically connected between the fifth pixel electrode and the power supply line, and
wherein the sixth sub-pixel comprises a sixth pixel electrode and a sixth transistor electrically connected between the sixth pixel electrode and the power supply line.
16. The display device according to claim 15, wherein the first sub-pixel further comprises a first light emitting element formed over the first pixel electrode, the second sub-pixel further comprises a second light emitting element formed over the second pixel electrode, the third sub-pixel further comprises a third light emitting element formed over the third pixel electrode, the fourth sub-pixel further comprises a fourth light emitting element formed over the fourth pixel electrode, the fifth sub-pixel further comprises a fifth light emitting element formed over the fifth pixel electrode, and the sixth sub-pixel further comprises a sixth light emitting element formed over the sixth pixel electrode.
17. The display device according to claim 16, wherein each of the first light emitting element and the fourth light emitting element is a red light emitting element, each of the second light emitting element and the fifth light emitting element is a green light emitting element, and each of the third light emitting element and the sixth light emitting element is a blue light emitting element.
18. The display device according to claim 16, wherein each of the first to sixth light emitting elements is a white light emitting element.
19. The display device according to claim 16, wherein each of the first to sixth light emitting elements is a blue light emitting element.
20. The display device according to claim 15, further comprising a first colored layer, a second colored layer, and a third colored layer,
wherein the first colored layer is provided over the first sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, the second colored layer is provided over the second sub-pixel and the fifth sub-pixel, and the third colored layer is provided over the third sub-pixel and the sixth sub-pixel.
21. The display device according to claim 20, further comprising a first partition wall between the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, and a second partition wall between the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel,
wherein the first colored layer and the second colored layer overlap each other over the first partition wall, and the second colored layer and the third colored layer overlap each other over the second partition wall.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A sample presentation apparatus for an optical detection and measurement device, comprising:
a round movable support having a flange region and a central gear shaped region elevated with respect to the flange region, with a plurality of pairs of indexing gear cogs on an outer edge of the gear shaped region;
a sample carrier slide holder removably supported on and co-axial and movable with the support, having a plurality of arms extending radially from a central hub of the sample carrier slide holder, each arm being aligned between a different pair of indexing gear cogs; and
at least one sample carrier slide removably supported on the support and aligned by one pair of indexing gear cogs.
2. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the round movable support and elevated gear shaped region comprise a unitary piece.
3. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 2, wherein the elevated gear shaped region is machined on the round movable plate.
4. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 1, wherein a front end of each sample carrier slide has two indentations, each indentation sized and spaced to receive an indexing gear cog of one pair of indexing gear cogs to achieve alignment of each sample carrier slide.
5. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sample carrier slide includes a U-shaped channel.
6. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 5, wherein the support has a circumferential periphery and the U-shaped sample channel is aligned with the circumferential periphery.
7. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 1, further comprising fasteners fastening the sample carrier slide holder to the support.
8. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 1, wherein each pair of indexing gear cogs is spaced an equal amount from an adjacent pair of indexing cogs and a space between indexing cogs of each pair of indexing cogs is equal.
9. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of spaced arms extending radially from the sample carrier slide holder are equally spaced from each other.
10. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 1, wherein each arm includes a radially outward finger grip.
11. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 1, wherein each arm comprises a detent mechanism for releasably securing the sample carrier slide to the support at each arm.
12. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the round support plate and the sample carrier slide holder include openings in vertical alignment with each other and in vertical alignment with an indexing pin of a spin chuck.
13. A sample presentation apparatus for an optical detection and measurement device, comprising:
a movable round support having a flange region and a plurality of pairs of elevated spaced apart indexing cogs at intermediate radius positions of the support; and
a sample carrier slide holder having a central hub and a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the central hub, each arm of the plurality of arms being aligned between one pair of indexing cogs, wherein the sample carrier slide holder is removably supported by and movable with the support.
14. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 13, further comprising at least one sample carrier slide, each sample carrier slide having a front end that has a pair of indentations spaced and sized to receive a pair of indexing cogs.
15. The sample presentation device of claim 14, wherein the sample carrier slide includes a radially outward finger grip.
16. The sample presentation apparatus of claim 14, wherein each arm includes a detent for positioning and holding a sample carrier slide on the round support.
17. A sample presentation device for an optical detection and measurement device comprising:
a round support movable with a movable platform and having a flange region and a gear region elevated with respect to the flange region, the gear region having a plurality of pairs of outer indexing gear cogs;
a sample carrier slide holder having a hub centered on the round support and at least one arm extending radially outward from the hub to the flange region and being aligned between a pair of indexing gear cogs; and
at least one sample carrier slide disposed on the round support having a front end being aligned by the pair of indexing gear cogs, wherein the sample carrier slide holder and at least one sample carrier slide are movable with the round movable support.
18. The sample presentation device of claim 17, further comprising a detent for positioning and holding a sample carrier slide on the round support.
19. The sample presentation device of claim 17, wherein the front end of the sample carrier slide includes indentations receiving one pair of indexing gear cogs.
20. The sample presentation device of claim 17, wherein the elevated gear region of the round support is machined and the round support and elevated gear region are one unitary piece.
21. A self-aligning movable platform and support apparatus in an optical assembly, comprising:
a movable platform having an upper surface, a first plurality of magnets disposed on the upper surface and an indexing pin on the upper surface; and
a support for a sample carrier slide having a lower surface, a second opposed plurality of magnets in slightly offset vertical alignment from the first plurality of magnets and of opposite polarity to the first plurality of magnets and a hole in a location on the support corresponding to a location of the indexing pin on the movable platform, wherein coarse alignment of the support relative to the movable platform is achieved when the indexing pin is inserted within the opening and fine alignment is achieved when the attraction between the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets causes slight rotation of the support relative to the movable platform and movement of the indexing pin within the hole to a fixed biased position.
22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the support is round.
23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the first and second plurality of magnets comprise magnets that are round.
24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the first plurality of magnets comprises three round magnets spaced apart at equal intervals from each other and the second plurality of magnets comprises three round magnets spaced apart at equal intervals from each other.
25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets are the same size.

1. A method for transferring requested data over a node chain from a source node to a destination node through at least two intermediate nodes, comprising:
identifying, at a file system level, at each of the at least two intermediate nodes, prior data previously sent to or received from a subsequent node in the node chain that matches at least a portion of the requested data;
transmitting, to the subsequent node, at least one pointer to the prior data and a reconstruction recipe for reconstructing the requested data at the subsequent node based on at least the at least one pointer, when the prior data matches at least the portion of the requested data; and
transmitting, to the subsequent node, other portions of the requested data previously unsent to or un-received by the subsequent node.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said identifying step identifies, at a non-transport layer, the prior data that matches at least the portion of the requested data.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the file system level is at a byte level.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data transfer method further comprises, by at least each of the at least two destination nodes:
chunking a file at a plurality of chunking levels;
generating a respective reconstruction recipe for reconstructing the file at the subsequent node and a respective chunk archive for storing chunks for the file, at each of the plurality of chunking levels; and
transmitting the reconstruction recipe and the chunk archive corresponding to at least one of the plurality of chunking levels to the subsequent node,
wherein the file is comprised in the prior data that is used by said identifying step.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein said generating step comprises:
generating a plurality of reconstruction recipes and a plurality of chunk archives; and
selecting a given one of the plurality of reconstruction recipes and a given one of the plurality of chunk archives corresponding thereto that result in a least amount of the data being transmitted over the node chain.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein the subsequent node is a next-non-destination node in the node chain.
7. The method of claim 4, wherein the subsequent node is the destination node.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein said identifying and transmitting steps are limited to being performed by only one of the at least two intermediate nodes at each side of a slow connection, the slow connection having a data transfer rate less than a predetermined threshold.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising maintaining a respective index and a respective database at each of the at least two intermediate nodes, the respective index identifying data stored in the respective database at a same one of the at least two intermediate nodes.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the respective index maintained at each of the at least two intermediate nodes further identifies data stored in the respective database at other ones of the at least two intermediate nodes.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the respective index maintained at each of the at least two intermediate nodes further identifies data stored at the source node and the destination node.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein the respective database at each of the at least two intermediate nodes is unsynchronized to the respective database at other ones of the least two intermediate nodes.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the requested data is completely reconstructed at one of the at least two intermediate nodes, and the completely reconstructed requested data is then transmitted to a subsequent node.
14. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, to the subsequent node, changes between the prior data and the requested data, when an amount of the prior data above a threshold amount matches at least the portion of the requested data.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is implemented in a computer-executable program tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium.
16. A system for transferring requested data over a node chain from a source node to a destination node through at least two intermediate nodes, comprising:
a matching data portion identifier for identifying, at a file system level, at each of the at least two intermediate nodes, prior data previously sent to or received from a subsequent node in the node chain that matches at least a portion of the requested data; and
a transmitting device for transmitting, to the subsequent node, at least one pointer to the prior data and a reconstruction recipe for reconstructing the requested data at the subsequent node based on at least the at least one pointer, when the prior data matches at least the portion of the requested data, and for transmitting, to the subsequent node, other portions of the requested data previously unsent to or un-received by the subsequent node.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein said matching data portion identifier identifies, at a non-transport layer, the previously stored data that matches at least the portion of the requested data.
18. The system of claim 16, wherein the requested data is completely reconstructed at one of the at least two intermediate nodes, and the completely reconstructed requested data is then transmitted to a subsequent node.
19. The system of claim 16, wherein said transmitting device further transmits, to the subsequent node, changes between the prior data and the requested data, when an amount of the prior data above a threshold amount matches at least the portion of the requested data.
20. A method for transferring requested data over a node chain from a source node to a destination node through at least two intermediate nodes, comprising:
chunking a file at a plurality of chunking levels;
generating a respective reconstruction recipe for reconstructing the file at a subsequent node in the node chain and a respective chunk archive for storing chunks for the file, at each of the plurality of chunking levels;
selecting the respective reconstruction recipe and the chunk archive corresponding thereto resulting in a least amount of the data being transmitted to the subsequent node; and
transmitting the selected reconstruction recipe and the selected chunk archive to the subsequent node.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the file is completely reconstructed at one of the at least two intermediate nodes, and the completely reconstructed file is then transmitted to a subsequent non-destination node in the node chain.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the file is completely reconstructed at one of the at least two intermediate nodes, and the completely reconstructed file is then transmitted to the destination node.
23. A system for transferring requested data over a node chain from a source node to a destination node through at least two intermediate nodes, comprising:
a data chunker for chunking a file at a plurality of chunking levels;
a reconstruction recipe and chunk archive generator for generating a respective reconstruction recipe for reconstructing the file at a subsequent node in the node chain and a respective chunk archive for storing chunks for the file, at each of the plurality of chunking levels, and for selecting the respective reconstruction recipe and the chunk archive corresponding thereto resulting in a least amount of the data being transmitted to the subsequent node; and
a transmitting device for transmitting the selected reconstruction recipe and the selected chunk archive to the subsequent node.
24. The system of claim 23, wherein the file is completely reconstructed at one of the at least two intermediate nodes, and the completely reconstructed file is then transmitted to a subsequent non-destination node in the node chain.
25. The system of claim 23, wherein the file is completely reconstructed at one of the at least two intermediate nodes, and the completely reconstructed file is then transmitted to the destination node.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method comprising:
monitoring a transmission of data packets through one of multiple ports of a server coupled to a traffic source;
characterizing the monitored transmission of data packets in accordance with a token bucket model;
generating a first parameter value characterizing fluctuations in a transmission rate of data through the port relative to a transmission rate for the monitored transmission of data packets, wherein the first parameter value is generated based on the monitoring of the transmission of data packet 5, wherein the first parameter value characterizes a size of the fluctuations relative to an average transmission rate for the monitored transmission, and wherein said generating the first parameter value comprises determining a token bucket size for the monitored transmission of data packets;
generating a second parameter value characterizing an average data transmission rate of data through the port for the monitored transmission, wherein said generating the second parameter value comprises determining a token bucket rate for the monitored transmission of data packets; and
allocating data packets in said transmission from the traffic source to at least one other port for transmission based on the first parameter value and the second parameter value, wherein the allocating of data packets is accomplished within the server.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising allocating data packets from the traffic source for transmission such that the rate at which data are transmitted through each of the multiple ports is lower than a predetermined upper bound.
3. A method of comprising:
monitoring transmissions of data packets through multiple ports of a server coupled to a traffic source;
characterizing the transmissions in accordance with a token bucket model;
generating respective first parameter values characterizing respective fluctuations in respective data transmission rates of data through respective ports relative to respective transmission rates for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets, wherein the respective first parameter values are generated based on the monitoring of the respective transmission, wherein the respective first parameter values characterize respective sizes of fluctuations in respective transmission rates of data through a respective port relative to respective average transmission rates for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets, and wherein generating the respective first parameter values comprises determining respective token bucket sizes for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets;
generating respective second parameter values characterizing respective average data transmission rates of data through a respective port for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets, wherein said generating the respective second parameter values comprises determining respective token bucket rates for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets; and
allocating outgoing data packets in said monitored transmissions from the server among the multiple ports for transmission based on the respective first parameter values and the respective second parameter values, wherein the allocating of outgoing data packets is accomplished within the server.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:
allocating data packets from the traffic source among the multiple ports for transmission such that the rate at which data are transmitted through each of the multiple ports is lower than a predetermined upper bound.
5. A method comprising:
monitoring a transmission of data packets through one of multiple ports of a server coupled to a traffic source;
characterizing the monitored transmission of data packets in accordance with a token bucket model;
generating a first parameter value characterizing a first data transmission rate of data through the port for the monitored transmission, the first data transmission rate being averaged over a first duration of time, wherein the first parameter value is generated based on the monitoring of the transmission, and wherein said generating the first parameter value comprises determining a token bucket size for the monitored transmission of data packets;
generating a second parameter value characterizing a second data transmission rate of data through the port for the monitored transmission, the second data transmission rate being averaged over a second duration of time, the second duration of time being shorter than the first duration of time, wherein said generating the second parameter value comprises determining a token bucket rate for the monitored transmission of data packets; and
allocating outgoing data packets in said transmission from the server to at least one other port for transmission based on the first parameter value and the second parameter value, wherein said allocating the data packets is accomplished within the server.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising allocating data packets for transmission such that the rate at which data are transmitted through each of the multiple ports is lower than a predetermined upper bound.
7. An apparatus comprising:
a traffic source coupled to multiple ports of a server;
a collector configured to monitor transmissions of data packets through multiple ports, wherein the monitored transmissions of data packets are characterized in accordance with a token bucket model;
an engine configured to generate respective first parameter values characterizing respective fluctuations in respective data transmission rates of data through a port relative to respective data packets, wherein the first parameter value is generated based on the monitoring of transmissions, wherein respective first parameter values characterize respective sizes of fluctuations in respective data transmission rates of data through a respective port relative to respective average transmission rates for each of the monitored transmissions, wherein the engine is further configured to generate respective second parameter values characterizing respective average data transmission rates of data through a respective port for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets, and wherein the engine is further configured to determine respective token bucket sizes for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets and to determine respective token bucket rates for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets; and
a controller within the server, the controller configured to allocate outgoing data packets in said transmission from the server among the multiple ports for transmission based on the respective first parameter values, and the controller is further configured to allocate data packets from the traffic source among the multiple ports for transmission based on the respective first parameter values, and the respective second parameter values.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to allocate data packets among the multiple ports for transmission such that the rate at which data are transmitted through each of the ports is lower than a predetermined upper bound.
9. An apparatus comprising:
a traffic source coupled to multiple ports of a server;
a collector configured to monitor a transmission of data packets through one of the multiple ports, wherein the monitored transmission of data packets is characterized in accordance with a token bucket model;
an engine configured to generate a first parameter value based on the monitoring of transmission, the first parameter value characterizing a first data transmission rate of data through the port for the monitored transmission, the first data transmission rate being averaged over a first duration of time, and to generate a second parameter value characterizing a second data transmission rate of data through the port for the monitored transmission, the second data transmission rate being averaged over a second duration of time, the second duration of time being shorter than the first duration of time, and wherein the engine is further configured to determine a token bucket size and a token bucket rate for the monitored transmission of data packets; and
a controller within the server, the controller configured to allocate outgoing data packets in said transmission from the server to at least one other port for transmission based on the first parameter value and the second parameter value.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to allocate data packets from the traffic source for transmission such that the rate at which data are transmitted through each of the multiple ports is lower than a predetermined upper bound.
11. An apparatus comprising:
a traffic source coupled to multiple ports of a server;
a collector configured to monitor transmissions of data packets through the multiple ports;
an engine configured to:
generate respective first parameter values based on the monitored transmission of data packets, the respective first parameter values characterizing respective first data transmission rates of data through a port for each of the monitored transmissions, the first data transmission rates being averaged over respective first durations of time, and
generate respective second parameter values characterizing respective second data transmission rates of data through a port for each of the monitored transmissions, the second data transmission rates being averaged over respective second durations of time, the respective second durations of time being shorter than the respective first durations of time; and

a controller within the server, the controller configured to allocate outgoing data packets in said transmissions from the server to at least one other port for transmission based on the respective first parameter values and the respective second parameter values;
wherein the transmissions are characterized in accordance with a token bucket model; and the engine is further configured to determine respective token bucket sizes for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets and to determine respective token bucket rates for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to allocate data packets for transmission such that the rate at which data are transmitted through each of the multiple ports is lower than a predetermined upper bound.
13. A system comprising:
at least four ports;
a traffic source coupled with the ports of a server;
a collector configured to monitor transmissions of data packets through the ports, wherein the monitored transmissions of data packets are characterized in accordance with a token bucket model;
an engine configured to generate respective first parameter values characterizing respective fluctuations in respective data transmission rates of data through a port relative to respective transmission rates for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets, wherein the first parameter value is generated based on the monitoring of transmissions, wherein respective first parameter values characterize respective sizes of fluctuations in respective data transmission rates of data through a respective port relative to respective average transmission rates for each of the monitored transmissions, wherein the engine is further configured to generate respective second parameter values characterizing respective average data transmission rates of data through a respective port for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets, and wherein the engine is further configured to determine respective token bucket sizes for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets and to determine respective taken bucket rates for each of the monitored transmissions of data packets; and
a controller within the server, the controller configured to allocate outgoing data packets in said transmission from the server among the ports for transmission based on the respective first parameter values, and the controller is further configured to allocate data packets from the traffic source among the ports for transmission based on the respective first parameter values and the respective second parameter values.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to allocate data packets among the ports for transmission such that the rate at which data are transmitted through each of the ports is lower than a predetermined upper bound.
15. A system comprising:
at least four ports;
a traffic source coupled to the ports of a server;
a collector configured to monitor a transmission of data packets through one of the ports, wherein the monitored transmission of data packets is characterized in accordance with a token bucket model;
an engine configured to generate a first parameter value based on the monitoring of transmission, the first parameter value characterizing a first data transmission rate of data through the port for the monitored transmission, the first data transmission rate being averaged over a first duration of time, and to generate a second parameter value characterizing a second data transmission rate of data through the port for the monitored transmission, the second data transmission rate being averaged over a second duration of time, the second duration of time being shorter than the first duration of time, and wherein the engine is further configured to determine a token bucket size and a token bucket rate for the monitored transmission of data packets; and
a controller within the server, the controller configured to allocate outgoing data packets in said transmission from the server to at least one other port for transmission based on the first parameter value and the second parameter value.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to allocate data packets from the traffic source for transmission such that the rate at which data are transmitted through each of the ports is lower than a predetermined upper bound.
17. An article comprising a computer-readable medium storing instructions for causing a traffic source having multiple ports for transmitting data packets to perform operations comprising:
monitoring a transmission of data packets through one of multiple ports of a server coupled to a traffic source;
characterizing the monitored transmission of data packets in accordance with a token bucket model;
generating a first parameter value characterizing fluctuations in a transmission rate of data through the port relative to a transmission rate for the monitored transmission of data packets, wherein the first parameter value is generated based on the monitoring of the transmission of data packets, wherein the first parameter value characterizes a size of the fluctuations relative to an average transmission rate for the monitored transmission, and wherein generating the first parameter value comprises determining a token bucket size for the monitored transmission of data packets;
generating a second parameter value characterizing an average data transmission rate of data through the port for the monitored transmission, wherein generating the second parameter value comprises determining a token bucket rate for the monitored transmission of data packets; and
allocating data packets in said transmission from the traffic source to at least one other port for transmission based on the first parameter value and the second parameter value, wherein the allocating of data packets is accomplished within the server.
18. The article of claim 17, wherein allocating data packets comprises allocating data packets from the traffic source for transmission such that the rate at which data are transmitted through each of the multiple ports is lower than a predetermined upper bound.
19. An article comprising a computer-readable medium storing instructions for causing a traffic source having multiple ports for transmitting data packets to perform operations comprising:
monitoring a transmission of data packets through one of multiple ports of a server coupled to a traffic source;
characterizing the monitored transmission of data packets in accordance with a token bucket model;
generating a first parameter value characterizing a first data transmission rate of data through the port for the monitored transmission, the first data transmission rate being averaged over a first duration of time, wherein the first parameter value is generated based on the monitoring of the transmission, and wherein generating the first parameter value comprises determining a token bucket size for the monitored transmission of data packets;
generating a second parameter value characterizing a second data transmission rate of data through the port for the monitored transmission, the second data transmission rate being averaged over a second duration of time, the second duration of time being shorter than the first duration of time, wherein generating the second parameter value comprise determining a token bucket rate for the monitored transmission of data packets; and
allocating outgoing data packets in said transmission from the server to at least one other port for transmission based on the first parameter value and the second parameter value, wherein allocating the data packets is accomplished within the server.
20. The article of claim 19, wherein allocating outgoing data packets comprise allocating data packets for transmission such that the rate at which data are transmitted through each of the multiple ports is lower than a predetermined upper bound.