Patent ID: 9148817
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: in a networking device coupled between one or more signaling sources and a group of one or more destinations in a cellular wireless network, determining that a level of signaling traffic intended for the group of one or more destinations is greater than a threshold level; responsive to determining that the level of signaling traffic intended for the group of one or more destinations is greater than the threshold level, the networking device lowering a priority assigned to signaling traffic intended for the group of one or more destinations; and the networking device outputting signaling traffic intended for the group of one or more destinations with the lowered priority, wherein the one or more signaling sources comprise one or more signaling entities of a core network, and wherein the group of one or more destinations is selected from the group consisting of (i) a base station, (ii) a group of base stations at a given location (iii) a given subnetwork of base stations, and (iv) a plurality of base stations coupled to the networking device.