Congestion management in telecommunications networks
US8001262B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A technique for lessening the likelihood of congestion in a congestible node is disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiments of the present invention, one node—a proxy node—drops protocol data units to lessen the likelihood of congestion in the congestible node. In some embodiments of the present invention, the proxy node receives a metric of a queue at a congestible node and, based on the metric, decides whether to drop protocol data units en route to the congestible node. In some other embodiments of the present invention, the proxy node estimates a metric of a queue at a congestible node and, based on the metric, decides whether to drop protocol data units en route to the congestible node.
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