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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
May. 25, 2007
Nicholas F. Campion, Rochester, MN (US);
Keith D. Cramer, Pine Island, MN (US);
Donald A. Morrison, Rochester, MN (US);
Daniel J. Strauss, Rochester, MN (US);
Nicholas F. Campion, Rochester, MN (US);
Keith D. Cramer, Pine Island, MN (US);
Donald A. Morrison, Rochester, MN (US);
Daniel J. Strauss, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product are provided for selectively discarding packets in a network device. The method includes receiving an upstream bandwidth saturation indicator for a queue in the network device, and identifying one or more codecs employed in packets in the queue when the upstream bandwidth saturation indicator indicates saturation. The method further includes determining a packet discarding policy based on the one or more codecs, and discarding packets in accordance with the packet discarding policy.