Preemptive network traffic control for regional and wide area networks

• Main Authors: DENTON I. CLAUDE, PETERS SAMUEL J, SHE ALFRED C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.02.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

In a network apparatus, control logic is provided to preemptively issue pause controls to a sender of network traffic of a link to preemptively regulate a rate the sender may send network traffic of the link. In one embodiment, the pause controls are sent periodically, with each including a pause du...