Systems and methods for proactive surge protection

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7860004
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12180309

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A system for protecting a network from a traffic surge includes a data collection module, an allocation module, and a traffic flow module. The data collection module is configured to obtain network utilization information for a plurality of traffic flows. The allocation module is configured to determine a bandwidth allocation to minimize a drop probability for the plurality of traffic flows. The traffic flow module is configured to preferentially drop network packets for a traffic flow exceeding the optimal bandwidth allocation.

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  • AT&T CORP.;AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chou, Jerry San Diego, US 4 44
Lin, Bill La Jolla, US 14 1010
Sen, Subhabrata N. Providence, US 129 4526
Spatscheck, Oliver Randolph, US 177 8364

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