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Packet switching system arranged for congestion control

US4769811A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 31, 1986
Grant dateSep 6, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/5651
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling congestion in a packet switching network uses a packet dropping algorithm to determine when to drop a marked packet wherever the network is congested at any point along the path being traversed by the marked packet.

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