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Method and apparatus for providing queue delay internal overload control

US7916646B2 · 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 29, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L47/323
WIPO fieldDigital communication
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. The method then uses the call target rate by the at least one core signaling network element to start throttling signaling traffic if a total queueing delay of the at least one core signaling network element exceeds a predefined high threshold in a measurement interval.

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