Restrict download file bandwidth/speed in Servlet

Question

we got high-load java application which works in clustered mode.

I need to add ability to download and upload files for our customers. For storing files i\'m going

Answer 1

Leaky bucket or token bucket algorithms can be used to control the network bandwidth.

EDIT: I did some quick prototyping and implemented the algorithm leveraging Servlet 3.0 asynchronous processing. Results are pretty good. Full source code can be found on GitHub. Have fun!