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A data processing system for regulating access to a communication network is disclosed herein. The data processing system employs a component that can be implemented in hardware logic or software. The component regulates access to the priority queue or transmit channel that is attached to the shared

A data processing system for regulating access to a communication network is disclosed herein. The data processing system employs a component that can be implemented in hardware logic or software. The component regulates access to the priority queue or transmit channel that is attached to the shared medium local area network section. All access to the priority queue or transmit channel must pass through this component, thus subjecting all communication transactions to rejection or tracking by the component. The component allocates a frame size based on the information to be transmitted and the priority to assure the transmission will be completed in line with the quality of service required. The component monitors the rate and size of messages to assure that an application\s actual throughput does not exceed its negotiated throughput. The component, moreover, is capable of operating in correction mode where throughput and frame size violations are prevented and reported. Alternatively, the component operates in detection mode where violations are recorded and reported to an application.

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An apparatus for transmitting information through a network of interconnected computers, comprising: (a) means for storing network information in each one of said interconnected computers indicative of the quality of service required for a plurality of transmitting applications within said computers

An apparatus for transmitting information through a network of interconnected computers, comprising: (a) means for storing network information in each one of said interconnected computers indicative of the quality of service required for a plurality of transmitting applications within said computers, including a priority for information to be transmitted in a token ring protocol; and (b) means, connected to said means for storing, for allocating a frame size for each one of said interconnected computers for said plurality of transmitting applications based on the information negotiated by a transport medium and said network of interconnected computers and the priority in said token ring protocol.