Method and apparatus for providing queue delay internal overload control
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsCarolyn Roche Johnson, ERIC NOEL
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for handling an overload condition in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method calculates a call target rate by at least one core signaling network element. The method then uses the call target rate by the at least one core signaling network element to start throttling signaling traffic if a total queueing delay of the at least one core signaling network element exceeds a predefined high threshold in a measurement interval.
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A method for handling an overload condition in a communication network, comprising:
- calculating a call target rate by at least one core signaling network element;
- and
- using said call target rate by said at least one core signaling network element to start throttling signaling traffic if a total queueing delay of said at least one core signaling network element exceeds a predefined high threshold in a measurement interval.
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of a method for handling an overload condition in a communication network, comprising:
- calculating a call target rate by at least one core signaling network element;
- and
- using said call target rate by said at least one core signaling network element to start throttling signaling traffic if a total queueing delay of said at least one core signaling network element exceeds a predefined high threshold in a measurement interval.
An apparatus for handling an overload condition in a communication network, comprising:
- means for calculating a call target rate by at least one core signaling network element;
- and
- means for using said call target rate by said at least one core signaling network element to start throttling signaling traffic if a total queueing delay of said at least one core signaling network element exceeds a predefined high threshold in a measurement interval.
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