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Method and system for managing flows in a network

US10135735B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims

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Assignee

NEC CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Faqir Zarrar Yousaf · Leimen, DE
Andreas Maeder · Würzburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 16, 2014
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 6, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L47/32
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for managing flows in a network with a plurality of forwarding elements routing the flows between network entities of a network or network domain includes marking flows between network entities with congestion information by at least one of the forwarding elements such that the highest congestion level prevailing on the respective flow path is indicated, identifying locations of one or more possible and/or present bottlenecks and/or congestions in the network based on the congestion information, and performing one or more actions to avoid, mitigate, and/or resolve the identified possible and/or present bottlenecks and/or congestions.

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