Managing network congestion using dynamically advertised congestion status
US8161182B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/115
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are described for managing congestion in a network. For a receiving node, a congestion status associated with a node in the network is determined. The congestion status is advertised to at least one other node in the network. For a sending node, a congestion status associated with a receiving node in the network is received. The congestion status corresponds to a measured node condition at the receiving node. A call is routed to the receiving node based on the received congestion status.
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