Patent ID: 6625118
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A receiver apparatus for use in a packet network comprising a plurality of nodes, the apparatus comprising:an input for receiving a packet sent from a source; a packet reader for determining if the packet has been marked by a node through which it passed, to indicate congestion at that node; a packet flow control parameter generator responsive to the packet reader for determining a packet flow control parameter, the packet flow control parameter generator being arranged to be dependent on whether preceding packets were marked; and an output for sending a message to the source, to control the flow of packets from the source, according to the packet flow control parameter, wherein the message to the source includes the packet flow control parameter, and wherein the packet flow control parameter comprises an offered window size, for indicating to the source node how many packets can be sent before the source should wait for an acknowledgement from the receiver.