Feedback control method and device in ATM switching system
US6094418A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5652
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Specific ABR control capability for implementing an ABR service in an ATM switching system. A subscriber line processing device has a capability for calculating a turnaround delay time of a cell, based on a period during which the cell loops back at a terminal and returns. A switch or demultiplexer has a capability for detecting congestion. A rate calculator calculates a transmission rate corresponding to an output channel, and writes the calculated rate to the cell. A rate changer suitably changes the transmission rate according to the degree of occurrence of congestion. Additionally, the rate changer counts the number of communicating connections. At this time, the number of communicating connections which should exist in a certain predetermined period is estimated based on the counted number of communicating connections, which is counted in a period shorter than the predetermined period according to a predetermined method. Additionally, a coefficient is determined based on the number of communicating connections so estimated and an actual number of communicating connections, and a next estimated value is estimated to be a more suitable value using the coefficient.
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