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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
Kevin D. Shatzkamer, Hingham, MA (US);
Chris O'rourke, Apex, NC (US);
James C. Balquist, Overland Park, KS (US);
Kevin D. Shatzkamer, Hingham, MA (US);
Chris O'Rourke, Apex, NC (US);
James C. Balquist, Overland Park, KS (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a first congestion message associated with traffic congestion in a signaling system seven (SS7) a network, the first congestion message being associated with a first timer. The method also includes receiving a second congestion message after the first timer has expired and before a second timer has expired. The method further includes communicating a portion of traffic, which was originally intended for a first destination, to a second destination in the network based on receiving the second congestion message. The method can further include recovering and returning to an initial state.