Apparatus and method for providing a congestion measurement in a network
US8407364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example embodiments of a system and method for providing a congestion measurement in a network are disclosed. In an example embodiment information is received at an information transfer rate, from a source network device. A sample of the information may be taken before the information is transmitted to a destination network device. In an example embodiment, a congestion measurement value is computed that corresponds to the sample and represented with at least two bits. A multi-bit indicator of the congestion measurement value is then transmitted to control the information transfer rate of information arriving in the future.
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