Distributed load-control in multi-hop networks

A device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory in communication with the processor;
• a sensor device, configured to measure resource consumption, in communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions, stored in the memory, which when executed by the processor configure the device to perform actions comprising:
• measuring received data to determine a received traffic-level, wherein the received data comprises data from the sensor device and data from a remote computing device;
• measuring transmitted data to determine a transmitted traffic-level;
• calculating a first feedback and a second feedback based at least in part on acts comprising:
• applying a local weight to traffic from the sensor device;
• and
• applying a transit weight to traffic from the remote computing device;
• and
• sending the first feedback to the remote computing device and the second feedback to the sensor device, wherein the first and second feedbacks are different.

A method of managing network traffic, comprising:

• receiving, at a computing device, first data associated with a first device local to the computing device;
• receiving, at the computing device, second data associated with a second device remote from the computing device;
• determining a received traffic-level based at least in part on the received first data and the received second data, wherein the received traffic level indicates an amount of traffic received at the computing device;
• measuring transmitted data from the computing device to determine a transmitted traffic-level, wherein the transmitted traffic-level indicates an amount of traffic transmitted from the computing device;
• and
• calculating a first feedback and a second feedback based at least in part on:
• applying a local weight to traffic from the first device;
• and
• applying a transit weight to traffic from the second device;
• and
• sending the first feedback to the first device and the second feedback to the second device, wherein the first and second feedbacks are different.