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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2000
Applicants:
Craig L. Decaluwe, Naperville, IL (US);
Hossein Eslambolchi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Craig L. DeCaluwe, Naperville, IL (US);
Hossein Eslambolchi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04J 3/14 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an IP network, tabulating the number of data packets received from and/or sent to a particular IP address over time can provide a mechanism by which it is possible to determine or predict overloading of a node or nodes in an IP data network. By selectively deleting data packets received from a suspect source address or inhibiting the transmission of data packets to a suspect destination address, network management and control can be readily accomplished.