Method and apparatus for data transfer in a peer-to-peer network
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1. A method of managing data traffic in a communications network, the method comprising:
- selecting, by a processing circuit of an edge node in the communications network, a penalty indicator in dependence upon a level of traffic determined for a subscriber associated with a packet being sent through the communications network, the penalty indicator comprising a services-differentiation indicator and representing a per-hop behavior to be applied subsequently to the packet associated with the subscriber, and wherein the per-hop behavior represented by the applied penalty indicator is adapted to allow bandwidth borrowing between subscribers associated with different respective levels of traffic; and
applying, by the processing circuit, the penalty indicator to the packet so as to thereby manage traffic associated with the subscriber.
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Abstract
A method is provided of managing traffic in a network. The method comprises applying (S5) an indication to a packet being sent through the network, the indication being selected in dependence upon a level of traffic determined (S3) for a subscriber associated with the packet and representing a per-hop behaviour to be applied subsequently to the packet. The indication is applied so as to manage at least to some extent traffic associated with the subscriber.
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1. A method of managing data traffic in a communications network, the method comprising:
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selecting, by a processing circuit of an edge node in the communications network, a penalty indicator in dependence upon a level of traffic determined for a subscriber associated with a packet being sent through the communications network, the penalty indicator comprising a services-differentiation indicator and representing a per-hop behavior to be applied subsequently to the packet associated with the subscriber, and wherein the per-hop behavior represented by the applied penalty indicator is adapted to allow bandwidth borrowing between subscribers associated with different respective levels of traffic; and applying, by the processing circuit, the penalty indicator to the packet so as to thereby manage traffic associated with the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An edge node in a communications network for managing data traffic in the network, the edge node comprising:
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a communications circuit configured to communicate data with other nodes in the network; and a processing circuit configured to execute a remarking function to; select a penalty indicator in dependence upon a level of traffic determined for a subscriber associated with a packet being sent through the network, the penalty indicator comprising a services-differentiation indicator and representing a per-hop behavior to be applied subsequently to the packet, and wherein the per-hop behavior represented by the applied penalty indicator is adapted to allow bandwidth borrowing between subscribers associated with different respective levels of traffic; and apply the penalty indicator to the packet.
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing circuit of an edge node in a communications network, configures the edge node to:
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select a penalty indicator in dependence upon a level of traffic determined for a subscriber associated with a packet being sent through the network, the penalty indicator comprising a services-differentiation indicator and representing a per-hop behavior to be applied subsequently to the packet, and wherein the per-hop behavior represented by the applied penalty indicator is adapted to allow bandwidth borrowing between subscribers associated with different respective levels of traffic; and apply the penalty indicator to the packet so as to thereby manage traffic associated with the subscriber.
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