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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Steven R. Donovan, Plano, TX (US);
Ben A. Campbell, Irving, TX (US);
Adam B. Roach, Dallas, TX (US);
Robert J. Sparks, Plano, TX (US);
Ajay P. Deo, Lewisville, TX (US);
Steven R. Donovan, Plano, TX (US);
Ben A. Campbell, Irving, TX (US);
Adam B. Roach, Dallas, TX (US);
Robert J. Sparks, Plano, TX (US);
Ajay P. Deo, Lewisville, TX (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for handling network overload includes receiving one or more requests, wherein an originating client originates the one or more requests. It is determined if a network element handling the one or more requests is overloaded. If the network element is overloaded, a pushback message associated with a specific request of the one or more requests is generated. The pushback message is sent to the originating client.