Transparent quantitative congestion control
US11496397B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/29
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for reducing network congestion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving, by a computing device, a packet from a sender over a network; retrieving, by the computing device, congestion information; inserting, by the computing device, congestion data representing the congestion information into a header option of the packet to generate an augmented packet; transmitting, by the computing device, the augmented packet to a receiver; receiving, by the computing device, a response packet, the response packet including the congestion data; and transmitting, by the computing device, the response packet to the sender.
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