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Michael T Piecuch

A method establishes a session across a plurality of nodes in a computer network using a load balancing technique. The plurality of nodes includes a current node and a plurality of next nodes, and each next hop node is coupled with the current node via a link. To determine the next hop node from the current node, the method determines the residual capacity of the links between the current node and the next nodes, and generates a random number. Next, the method selects one of the next nodes as a function of the random number and the respective residual capacities of the links between the current node and the next nodes. After selecting the one next hop node, the method directs packets for the session from the current node to the one selected next hop node.

Apparatus and method of selecting next hops for a session

A self-protecting router limits the extent to which its queues can be filled with potentially malicious or otherwise harmful messages received from outside the router, thereby ensuring the queues have sufficient room to accept messages generated internally within the router and are necessary for management and operation of the router. Such routers are, therefore, immune to attack by floods of messages from malicious or malfunctioning network nodes, such as computers, switches and other routers.

Self-protecting computer network router with queue resource manager

A self-configuring router includes a resource allocator that automatically assigns processors to queues, such that queue workload is distributed as evenly as possible among the processors, and the processors are as fully utilized as possible. Consequently, packets do not remain on queues longer than necessary, thereby decreasing latency of packets traversing the router, and available and expensive resources, namely the processors, are kept busy. The router automatically allocates its own resources (processors) to its own queues.

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Michael T Piecuch