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Router congestion control

US8537670B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2010
Grant dateSep 17, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2031

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  • 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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