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Method and apparatus for providing processor occupancy overload control

US7911961B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

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

Inventors

Carolyn Roche Johnson · Atlantic Highlands, US
Eric Noel · Holmdel, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2008
Grant date	Mar 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 26, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q3/0091
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for handling an overload condition in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method calculates a call target rate by at least one core signaling network element for at least one edge signaling network element. The method then sends the call target rate by the at least one core signaling network element to the at least one edge signaling network element, when a processor occupancy of the at least one core signaling network element exceeds a predefined high threshold within a measurement interval, wherein the call target rate is used by the at least one edge signaling network element in an overload control that throttles signaling traffic.

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