Method and device for the control of congestion in sporadic exchanges of data packets in a digital transmission network
US5757770A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5636
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method enables the control of congestion in sporadic exchanges of packets of data in a digital transmission network. Each packet is formed by a header enabling it to be identified and to be guided through virtual channels and by a part containing information elements to be conveyed. The method includes detecting, at each node of the network, channels that are congested, and, on nodes upline with respect to each congested virtual channel detected, transmitting a congestion indicator to stop connections on the congested virtual channels so long as the congestion observed by a node on the congested virtual channels has not been cleared.
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