Source-based congestion detection and control
US8824294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/263
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Congestion control techniques based upon resource utilization information stored by a network device. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a network device is configured to identify a data source causing congestion based upon information stored by the network device identifying a set of data sources, and for each data source, information identifying the amount of a resource of the network device being used for processing data received by the network device from the data source.
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