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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2001
Jarir K. Chaar, Tarrytown, NY (US);
David A. George, Somers, NY (US);
C. Steven Lingafelt, Durham, NC (US);
Kiyoshi Maruyama, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Mark Mei, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Jarir K. Chaar, Tarrytown, NY (US);
David A. George, Somers, NY (US);
C. Steven Lingafelt, Durham, NC (US);
Kiyoshi Maruyama, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Mark Mei, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
To prevent system crashes, as by denial-of-service attacks, of TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) networks, this invention regulates the volume of TCP connection requests that await service at a TCP/IP connection control table. For this purpose, the usage of the system is monitored on a dynamic basis, the time-out value Tis dynamically computed, and requests that have been awaiting service for a period of time that exceeds Tare removed from the TCP/IP connection control table.