Adaptive packet length traffic control in a local area network
July 21, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3804990 3811014 3876838 Packet transmission of speech Digital loop switch for controlling data information having differing transmission characteristics Method for the transmission of data packets Collision avoiding system, apparatus and protocol for a multiple access digital communications system including variable length packets Local network interface with control processor & DMA controller for coupling data processing stations to common serial communications medium Speech packet switching method and device Timed token ring InventorApplicationNo. 06/887477 filed on 07/21/1986US Classes:709/232, Computer-to-computer data transfer regulating370/238, Least cost or minimum delay routing370/253, Measurement of flow rate of messages having an address header370/445, Carrier sense multiple access (CSMA)370/452, On ring or loop370/470, Frame length370/473, Transmission of a single message having multiple packets709/224, Computer network monitoring709/233Transfer speed regulatingExaminersPrimary: Lall, P. S.Assistant: Mattson, Brian M. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04L 12/56 (20060101)AbstractA distributed control apparatus and method is disclosed to maintain the network stability in a packet switching local area network under changing traffic load conditions, by controlling the size of the packets transmitted by each node. The invention monitors the present information flow rate in the network and computes an average packet length which it then uses to adjust the size of the variable length data field in each message frame. In this manner, network flow control can be achieved without forcing data terminals connected to the nodes of the network to adjust their speed. The invention is applicable to a wide variety of local area network protocols for both ring and bus architectures.Other References
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