Bandwidth priority in Windows XP

[mito]

How is bandwidth managed when I have several programs trying to download something?


For instance, I have BitComet, eMule and Download Accelerator downloading files.

I've noticed that Download Accelerator seems have more priority.

Can an application request all available bandwidth?

 

[AlNom]

Download accelerator accesses multiple servers or something, that's why it seems faster.

I think.

 

[Frank]

The application itself can run at a higher priority, but all packets of all open channels have to be handled. The IP protocol uses a stack. The only ways that I know of by which an application can use most of the available bandwith is by opening many more channels, or using UDP packets. UDP packets are fire-and-forget, there is no delivery status and resend protocol, so they are handled with top priority by all devices.