Traffic management for frame relay switched data service
First Claim
1. In a fast-packet network, a method comprising the step ofmanaging according to a committed delivery rate at least one of a plurality of actual network transmission rates for at least one of a plurality of active sources, the committed delivery rate being associated with a destination, wherein the committed delivery rate comprises an average delivery rate based on a variable length time window, said average deliver rate committed to deliver to the destination.
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Abstract
A new type of data transport service which uses a frame relay layer 2 data link connection identifier (DLCI) to select among various service types, feature sets, and/or closed user groups (CUGs). A layer 3 address may be extracted from a layer 2 frame, and the layer 3 address information may be used to route a data packet over a packet-switched network according to the service classes, feature sets, and/or CUGs selected. At the destination, the layer 3 data packet may again be enclosed in a layer 2 frame with a DLCI indicating the service classes, features sets, and/or CUGs. Because the use of conventional permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) is not required in aspects of the invention, new methods of measuring and managing network traffic are presented.
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22 Claims
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1. In a fast-packet network, a method comprising the step of
managing according to a committed delivery rate at least one of a plurality of actual network transmission rates for at least one of a plurality of active sources, the committed delivery rate being associated with a destination, wherein the committed delivery rate comprises an average delivery rate based on a variable length time window, said average deliver rate committed to deliver to the destination.
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11. In a fast-packet network, a method comprising the step of
managing according to a plurality of destination rate shares, at least one of the destination rate shares assignable according to an identity of a destination, at least one of a plurality of actual network transmission rates for at least one of a plurality of active sources, each destination rate share being associated with one of the active sources.
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21. In a fast packet network, a method comprising the step of
managing according to a committed delivery rate a plurality of actual network transmission rates for a plurality of active sources, the committed delivery rate being associated with a destination, wherein the committed delivery rate comprises an average delivery rate based on a variable length time window, said average delivery rate committed to deliver to the destination.
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22. In a fast packet network, a method comprising the steps of:
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managing according to a plurality of destination rate shares at least one of a plurality of actual network transmission rates for at least one of a plurality of active sources, each destination rate share being associated with one of the active sources;
averaging at least one of a plurality of offering rates of at least one of the active sources over a time window;
offering to send a plurality of data packets to a destination at a rate no greater than a committed delivery rate associated with the destination.
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