Data Transmission Standards

DEFINITION: Throttled data transfer, also known as data transfer throttling or lean data transfer, is the deliberate regulation of the data transfer rate in a communications system. Data transfer throttling can be used in any scenario where it is necessary or desirable to limit the amount of data that can be sent or received per unit time.An example of the use of data transfer throttling is in the prevention of  … 
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DATA TRANSMISSION STANDARDS DEFINITION (continued): …  spam or bulk e-mail transmission through a network server. If the number of e-mail messages sent through the server is limited to, say, one destination address per minute, it is impossible for that server to effectively operate as a medium for the transmission of spam because it would take weeks or months to transfer the number of messages necessary for effective marketing by that means. Data transfer throttling can be used to prevent the uploading or downloadingof e-mail messages with gigantic attachments that could otherwise overwhelm an e-mail server. It can also be employed by in public Internet … 
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