Patent ID: 9059862
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a first node device provided in an evolved packet core network, load information associated with a second node device provided in the evolved packet core network, the load information including a load threshold associated with the second node device; receiving, by the first node device, traffic to be provided to the second node device; determining, by the first node device, whether providing the traffic to the second node device will cause the second node device to exceed the load threshold; providing, by the first node device, the traffic to the second node device when providing the traffic to the second node device will not cause the second node device to exceed the load threshold; reducing, by the first node device, a quantity associated with the traffic, to create throttled traffic, when providing the traffic to the second node device will cause the second node device to exceed the load threshold, wherein reducing the quantity associated with the traffic, to create the throttled traffic, comprises buffering the traffic in a buffer of the first node device and creating buffer queues for the traffic in the buffer; or wherein reducing the quantity associated with the traffic, to create the throttled traffic, comprises denying a connection request from a source of the traffic, when providing the traffic to the second node device will cause the second node device to exceed the load threshold; receiving, by the first node device, capacity information associated with the second node device, the capacity information including a capacity threshold associated with the second node device; determining whether providing the traffic to the second node device will cause the second node device to exceed the capacity threshold; providing the traffic to the second node device when providing the traffic to the second node device will not cause the second node device to exceed the capacity threshold; and providing, by the first node device, the throttled traffic to the second node device, when providing the traffic to the second node device will cause the second node device to exceed the load threshold.