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Constant gain controller for active queue management

US7336672B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 2003
Grant dateFeb 26, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/32
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various techniques for queue management based on random early detection (RED) are disclosed herein. In particular, a method for generating a drop probability for an incoming packet in a device having a queue to buffer packets between segments of a network is provided. The method comprises determining, upon receipt of an incoming packet, a size of the queue and determining an error based at least in part on a difference between the queue size and a threshold. The method further comprises determining a drop probability for the incoming packet based at least in part on the error and a constant gain factor. The constant gain factor may be based at least in part on a linearized second order dynamic model of the network.

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