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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2008
Oliver Spatscheck, Randolph, NJ (US);
Subhabrata Sen, N. Providence, NJ (US);
Bill Lin, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jerry Chou, San Diego, CA (US);
Oliver Spatscheck, Randolph, NJ (US);
Subhabrata Sen, N. Providence, NJ (US);
Bill Lin, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jerry Chou, San Diego, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A system for protecting a network from a traffic surge includes a data collection module, an allocation module, and a traffic flow module. The data collection module is configured to obtain network utilization information for a plurality of traffic flows. The allocation module is configured to determine a bandwidth allocation to minimize a drop probability for the plurality of traffic flows. The traffic flow module is configured to preferentially drop network packets for a traffic flow exceeding the optimal bandwidth allocation.