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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2022
Applicant:
Level 3 Communications, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
Steven E. Drake, Thornton, CO (US);
Charles R. Lyman, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/21 (2022.01); H04J 3/16 (2006.01); H04L 47/2425 (2022.01); H04L 47/263 (2022.01); H04L 67/141 (2022.01); H04L 69/24 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/21 (2013.01); H04J 3/1617 (2013.01); H04L 47/2425 (2013.01); H04L 47/263 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04L 69/24 (2013.01); H04J 2203/0067 (2013.01); H04J 2203/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved autonegotiation approach includes determining that a negotiated rate between a first network device and a second network device exceeds data transfer capacity over a network path downstream of the second network device. In response, a configuration message is generated and transmitted to the first network device. When received by the first network device, the configuration message causes the first network device to limit data transfer between the first network device and the second network device to no more than the downstream data transfer capacity.