US Patent Application 17727373. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SCALABLE SOURCE NOTIFICATION MECHANISM FOR IN-NETWORK EVENTS simplified abstract
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SCALABLE SOURCE NOTIFICATION MECHANISM FOR IN-NETWORK EVENTS
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Inventor(s)
Amir Baniamerian of Gatineau (CA)
Yashar Ganjali of North York (CA)
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SCALABLE SOURCE NOTIFICATION MECHANISM FOR IN-NETWORK EVENTS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 17727373 Titled 'SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SCALABLE SOURCE NOTIFICATION MECHANISM FOR IN-NETWORK EVENTS'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a method and device for notifying and mitigating microbursts in network traffic. Microbursts refer to sudden bursts of data that can overload network devices. The method involves tracking changes in scheduled data to be sent in a traffic flow and identifying a positive change in the amount of data. The sending device then marks the packets to be sent with a notification field and transmits them. The recipient device can use this notification field to identify and proactively mitigate microbursts.
Original Abstract Submitted
There is provided a method and apparatus to provide notification of change events for microburst mitigation. The method is used by a sending device and includes tracking changes in scheduled data to be sent in a traffic flow and identifying a positive change in an amount of scheduled data to be sent in the traffic flow. The sending device then marks one or more packets to be sent in the traffic flow with a notification field, and then transmits the one or more packets including the notification field. The notification field can then be used by a recipient device, for example a network element, to identify and mitigate microbursts in a proactive manner.
