Method and system to identify and alleviate remote overload
US7978599B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/0002
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system to identify an overload state in a remote network device within a communications network in which a local network device can send at least one message to the remote network device. The method comprises detecting at least one message transmission timeout for the message sent from the local network device to the remote network device, the message transmission timeout corresponding to a retransmission of the message from the local network device to the remote network device. The number of message transmission timeouts for the message or several messages is counted, with the method further comprising comparing the number of message transmission timeouts to a predetermined timeout threshold so that an overload state for the remote network device can be inferred when the number of message transmission timeouts exceeds the predetermined timeout threshold.
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