Management of background data traffic

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a device comprising a processor, a data traffic load value of a network via which a first group of data packets is transmitted in accordance to a first initial transmission rate and via which a second group of data packets is transmitted in accordance to a second initial transmission rate;
• based on a result of analyzing the data traffic load value and a threshold, determining, by the device, that the data traffic load value is above the threshold;
• assigning, by the device, a transmission rate for transmission for the second group of data packets based on a transmission priority of the second group of data packets, wherein the transmission rate is lower than the second initial transmission rate;
• determining, by the device, a data packet dropping rate for the second group of data packets based on the transmission rate of the second group of data packets and a size of the first group of data packets, wherein the data packet dropping rate is a threshold data packet dropping rate;
• and
• transmitting, by the device, the second group of data packets utilizing the transmission rate to fulfill the threshold data packet dropping rate.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• detecting a congestion event in a network in which a first group of data packets is transmitted in accordance to a first initial transmission rate and a second group of data packets is transmitted in accordance to a second initial transmission rate, wherein detecting the congestion event comprises detecting the congestion event in response to a data packet throughput value of the network having been determined to have decreased below a threshold value;
• assigning a transmission rate for the second group of data packets, wherein the transmission rate is based on a transmission priority of the second group of data packets;
• determining a data packet dropping rate for the second group of data packets based on the transmission rate for the second group of data packets and a size of the first group of data packets, wherein the data packet dropping rate comprises a specified limit on data packet dropping rate;
• and
• transmitting the second group of data packets utilizing the transmission rate and in accordance with the specified limit on data packet dropping rate.