Patent ID: 8077606
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for correcting a congestion condition within a network by a device in the network, comprising: receiving, by the device, a plurality of data packets to be forwarded by the device, each data packet being associated with one of a plurality of multimedia data flows via header information in the respective data packet; from the plurality of multimedia data flows, identifying at least a first multimedia data flow to be dropped by the device to relieve the congestion condition within the network, based on a priority level associated with the first multimedia data flow, wherein a second multimedia data flow of the plurality of multimedia data flows is not identified to be dropped; forwarding data packets associated with the second multimedia data flow and not data packets associated with the first multimedia data flow, wherein the data packets associated with the first multimedia data flow are dropped; sending a first notification message to a source from which the first multimedia data flow originates in the network, to instruct the source to stop sending the first multimedia data flow; and sending a second notification message to a destination of the first multimedia data flow, to instruct the destination to perform a predefined action responsive to the device identifying the first multimedia data flow to be dropped.