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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2005
Luca Buriano, Turin, IT;
Roberta Maglione, Turin, IT;
Luca Buriano, Turin, IT;
Roberta Maglione, Turin, IT;
Telecom Italia S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A method of managing a congestion state in a server of a communication network is provided. The server includes a buffer storing a first number of service requests and having a maximum storage capacity. The method includes: in a first time frame, receiving a further service request to be stored in the buffer and determining whether to store such a further service request in the buffer or to refuse it; and, in a second time frame, deleting a second number of service requests stored in the buffer. The step of determining whether to store the further service request in the buffer or to refuse it includes refusing the further request according to a refusal probability if the first number is lower than the maximum storage capacity.