Congestion Management in a Shared Network

A machine-readable storage medium storing machine-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:

• determining a first channel over which a first network device communicates with multiple second network devices of a first group is in a first state, wherein the first state corresponds to utilization of an information-carrying capacity of the first channel above a first threshold level over a first time period;
• identifying one or more second network devices of the first group that have consumed the information-carrying capacity of the first channel above a second threshold level over a second time period;
• and
• generating an instruction to cause communications between the first network device and the identified second network devices to change from a first priority to a second priority while the first channel is in the first state, wherein the second priority is lower than the first priority.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory, wherein at least one of the at least one memory and the at least one processor stores instructions executable by the at least one processor to perform operations that include
• determining a first channel over which a first network device communicates with multiple second network devices of a first group is in a first state, wherein the first state corresponds to utilization of an information-carrying capacity of the first channel above a first threshold level over a first time period,
• identifying one or more second network devices of the first group that have consumed the information-carrying capacity of the first channel above a second threshold level over a second time period, and
• generating an instruction to cause communications between the first network device and the identified second network devices to change from a first priority to a second priority while the first channel is in the first state, wherein the second priority is lower than the first priority.