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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Applicants:
Jeffrey Douglas Haggar, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Lap Thiet Huynh, Apex, NC (US);
Maurice Isrel, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Douglas Haggar, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Lap Thiet Huynh, Apex, NC (US);
Maurice Isrel, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for managing traffic in a network data processing system. Traffic for a plurality of network paths is monitored. In response a packet for a particular network path within the plurality of network paths causing traffic for the particular network path to exceed a level of traffic allowed, an amount of available bandwidth is reduced based on a fair share for the particular network path.