Patent ID: 9007901
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling traffic flows associated with a plurality of active queues, the method comprising: for each active queue, transmitting toward a corresponding traffic source a FlowON message at first times selected to avoid a queue underflow condition; for each active queue, transmitting toward said corresponding traffic source a FlowOFF message at second times selected to avoid a queue overflow condition; said first and second times being determined as a function of delay time D of a link between said each active queue and said corresponding traffic source, wherein time intervals between transmissions of any two messages out of a plurality of FlowON and FlowOFF messages is varied, said plurality of FlowON and FlowOFF messages being an integer of at least more than two and including said FlowON message and said FlowOFF message.