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Rate-based adaptive congestion control system and method for integrated packet networks

US5426640A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 1992
Grant dateJun 20, 1995
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/5648
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An adaptive congestion control device (600) and method minimize congestion using independent congestion level indicators. The invention allows efficient recovery for an integrated packet network that becomes congested and allows a user to utilize the network on a space-available basis when capacity is available.

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