Alcatel Lucent

Alcatel Canada Inc.

Francis Frederick Budd

Charles Michael Storry

Stephen Haldane Wellington

The present invention provides a system and method for establishing a data transmission rate in a communication network for data transmission from a first communication module to a second communication module. Generally, the method comprises: (a) reading at the first module a predetermined data reception rate limit of the second module; and (b) for the data at the first module to be transmitted to the second module, establishing a first module data transmission rate in dependence upon the predetermined data reception rate limit read in step (a).

System and method for providing traffic flow control in a communication network

There is a disclosed communications network for the transmission of network traffic from a distribution network to an access network having at least one end user terminal. The distribution network and the access network each having a respective traffic transmission capacity with the traffic transmission capacity of the distribution network being greater than the traffic transmission capacity of the access network. The communications network has a first network device operatively connected to the distribution network. The first network apparatus is capable of receiving network traffic from the distribution network. The communications network also has a second network device operatively connected to the access network. The second network device is capable of transmitting network traffic to the access network. The communications network also has a transmission link operatively connected between the first network device and the second network device. The first network device is capable of transmitting network traffic to the second network device over the transmission link. The transmission link has a traffic transmission capacity greater than the traffic transmission capacity of the access network.

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Francis Frederick Budd