TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN PACKET COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:CA2099031C

    公开(公告)日:1999-01-19

    申请号:CA2099031

    申请日:1993-06-23

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: In a packet communications network, the addition or deletion of a connection to the network by a user is governed by a link traffic metric which represents the effective capacity of each link in the network which participates in the packet connection route. The link metric is calculated in real-time and updated by simple vector addition or subtraction. Moreover, this link metric is also used to calculate leaky bucket parameters which govern the access of packet s to the network once the connection is set up. A packet network using these link metrics and metric generation techniques provides maximum packet throughput while, at the same time, preserving grade of service guarantees.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69327692D1

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-02

    申请号:DE69327692

    申请日:1993-08-24

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A congestion control system for packet communications networks in which access to the network is controlled to prevent such congestion. Packets within the pre-specified statistical description of each packet source are marked as high priority ("green" packets) while packets exceeding the pre-specified characteristics are marked with a lower priority ("red" packets). The overall red packet rate is limited to prevent red packet saturation of the network. The introduction of red packets into the network is subjected to a degree of hysteresis to provide better interaction with higher layer error recovery protocols. The amount of hysteresis introduced into the red packet marking can be fixed or varied, depending on the statistics of the incoming data packets at the entry point to the network.

    TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN PACKET COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:CA2120559A1

    公开(公告)日:1994-12-08

    申请号:CA2120559

    申请日:1994-04-05

    Applicant: IBM

    Inventor: GUN LEVENT

    Abstract: In a packet communications network, the addition or deletion of a connection to the network by a user is governed by a link traffic metric which represents the effective capacity of each link in the network which participates in the packet connection route. A new connection (or deletion) is represented by a compatible metric which allows updates in the link metric by simple vector addition or subtraction. Separate link metrics for a plurality of classes of service permit a much higher efficiency in the exploitation of the link bandwidth than is possible with a single link metric. A packet network using multiple link metrics and efficient metric updating techniques provides increased packet throughput while, at the same time, preserving all class of service guarantees.

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