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Systems and methods for proactive surge protection

US7860004B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

13Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Oliver Spatscheck · Denison, US
Subhabrata Sen · Westfield, US
Bill Lin · San Diego, US
Jerry Chou · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2008
Grant date	Dec 28, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 21, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2463/141
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for protecting a network from a traffic surge includes a data collection module, an allocation module, and a traffic flow module. The data collection module is configured to obtain network utilization information for a plurality of traffic flows. The allocation module is configured to determine a bandwidth allocation to minimize a drop probability for the plurality of traffic flows. The traffic flow module is configured to preferentially drop network packets for a traffic flow exceeding the optimal bandwidth allocation.

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