Router congestion control
US8537670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A router, implemented in hardware and/or hardware in combination with software for routing packets, so as to limit congestion. The router monitors incoming data flows as well as the queue length of its buffer to control the rate of incoming data flows via a flow controller. The flow controller uses at least one of: a Smith predictor, a proportional-integral controller, a proportional-derivative controller, and a proportional controller.
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