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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2013
Tekelec, Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Adam Boyd Roach, Dallas, TX (US);
Ben Allen Campbell, Irving, TX (US);
Sam Eric McMurry, Richardson, TX (US);
Tekelec, Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a system for performing Diameter overload control. The system occurs at a Diameter routing node. The system includes a network interface for receiving a Diameter message. The system also includes a Diameter overload control unit configured to detect an overload condition for a Diameter session associated with the Diameter message and to communicate an indication of the overload condition to a second Diameter node using a Diameter message defined for a purpose other than overload control.