Hardware accelerated temporal congestion signals
US11863451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/127
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a method and apparatus to generate temporal congestion signals. The method is used by a device and includes receiving a packet which includes a request for network state information and generating one or more temporal congestion signals. The method also including adding the temporal congestion signals to the packet and transmitting the packet including the temporal congestion signals. The temporal congestion signals can include one or more of a line busyness signal, which measures the duration of a busy period of the device, and a line idleness signal, which measures the duration of an idle period of the device.
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