Blackberry Corporation

Jason William Tackaberry

Samuel Glazer

Yusof Ganji

Silviu Florian Simen

Areg Poghosyan

Barry Steven Ford

James Robert Millar

Emil Mihaileanu

Samuel David Glazer

A method and apparatus for managing load in a communication network are provided. At a processor of a relay device, a number of messages is determined that are one or more of currently queued for relay via a communication interface of the relay device and previously relayed within a given time period, the communication interface and the processor of the relay device for relaying the messages, via the communication interface, between a plurality of devices and a network infrastructure. At the processor, a rate at which the plurality of devices establishes communications with the network infrastructure is controlled, wherein there is an inverse relationship between the rate and the number of messages.

Method and apparatus for managing load in a communication network

A method, system and apparatus for managing load on service devices in a communication network are provided. At a processor of a relay device, it is determined that the service devices are available after being unavailable, the relay device comprising a communication interface and a processor for relaying messages, via the communication interface, between a communication device and the service devices. In response, the processor blocks incoming messages associated with a subset of the service devices, the incoming messages from the at least one communication device.

Method and apparatus for managing load on service devices in a communication network

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