Traffic control system having distributed rate calculation and link by link flow control
US5968128A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The rate based end system may provide feasible transmission rates for end source stations. As an extension to the rate based end to end system, there is disclosed a hybrid link by link flow control system. The link by link control system is built upon the end to end, rate based traffic control system. The link by link system utilizes bandwidth un accounted for by the end to end system. The link by link system uses feasible transmission rates obtained by the end to end system to determine the size of the buffers required for overbooking and for updating credit information to sustain the calculated rate.
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