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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
Channarong Tontiruttananon, Richardson, TX (US);
Carlos Molina, Plano, TX (US);
Carlos Motta, Richardson, TX (US);
Anabella Arosemena, Dallas, TX (US);
Kuntaporn Saiyos, Richardson, TX (US);
Channarong Tontiruttananon, Richardson, TX (US);
Carlos Molina, Plano, TX (US);
Carlos Motta, Richardson, TX (US);
Anabella Arosemena, Dallas, TX (US);
Kuntaporn Saiyos, Richardson, TX (US);
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
Provided is a system and method for controlling overload in a telecommunications network. The network carries a traffic load that may include traffic of multiple classes and mixed types. The method determines whether the traffic load has exceeded one or more overload thresholds. Each threshold is associated with a class or type of traffic. If one or more of the thresholds have been exceeded, the method sets a timer associated with the exceeded threshold. Each timer has a state (e.g., expired or not expired) and the states of the timers are used to look up a function for controlling the overload. The function is used to alter the traffic flow of one or more of the traffic classes.