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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsumasa Matsuike, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuhiro Rikitake, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/801 (2013.01); H04L 12/825 (2013.01); H04L 12/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/33 (2013.01); H04L 47/11 (2013.01); H04L 47/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus controls congestion in a communication network. The apparatus includes a plurality of ports configured to transmit and receive frames. The apparatus stores a traffic volume of each of the plurality of ports. The apparatus detects congestion in the communication network, based on frames that are received via the plurality of ports. Then, the apparatus determines one or more ports that receive frames causing the detected congestion, based on the traffic volumes of the plurality of ports.