Method of estimating congestion

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8422367
APP PUB NO 20110205895A1
SERIAL NO

12824560

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Provided is a method of controlling traffic transmitted over a network path from a transmitter to a receiver via a router, the traffic comprising a plurality of packets, and the method comprising: at one of said transmitter and receiver, estimating a maximum queue length at a buffer of the router based on a maximum observed delay for traffic to travel from the transmitter to the receiver, and estimating a current queue length at the buffer of the router based on an observed delay for one or more specified packets to travel from the transmitter to the receiver; and based on said estimates of current queue length and maximum queue length, controlling traffic between the transmitter and receiver over said network path.

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Andersen, Soren Vang Luxembourg, LU 54 870
Chen, Mingyu Stockholm, SE 58 262
Rodbro, Christoffer Stockholm, SE 12 77

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