Patent ID: 7672234
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, in a policy mechanism located on a source computer, a destination computer, or on a network layer, a congestion event notification caused by congestion within a channel in a network communication link comprising an aggregate of a plurality of related channels connecting a source to a destination via the network communication link, wherein the signal indicating the congestion event is detectable in the source, the destination and the network; and based on the congestion event notification, selecting, using the policy mechanism and according to a congestion pricing criteria, at least one channel of the aggregate of the plurality of related channels to have decreased packets transmitted therethrough for alleviating the congestion; wherein receiving the signal indicative of the congestion event occurrence comprises receiving the signal at a policy mechanism program at the source and selecting the at least one channel to have decreased packets transmitted therethrough is performed by the policy mechanism program at the source.