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Congestion-monitor control apparatus and switching system
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1996-03-22
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Granted: 1998-03-10
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Expires: 2016-03-22
Abstract
Abstract A congestion-monitor control apparatus monitors a congestion condition of each output highway in an asynchronous transfer mode switching system transferring cells to output highways by using a cell-storage buffer. The apparatus includes a monitor circuit monitoring the number of cells stored in the cell-storage buffer for each output highway at a plurality of timings during a given monitor time interval. The apparatus further includes a first determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from the monitor circuit is equal to or more than a first threshold value during the given monitor time interval with a second threshold value and determining whether the congestion has occurred in a corresponding output highway based on a comparison result.
Inventors
- 👤 Shiro Uriu
- 👤 Kenichi Okabe
- 👤 Satoshi Kakuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 18:40
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/54; H04L12/56; H04L12/5601; H04L12/5602; H04L49/00; H04L49/10; H04L49/104; H04L49/105; H04L49/108; H04L2012/5629; H04L2012/5631; H04L2012/5636; H04L2012/5678; H04L2012/5681; H04L2012/5682
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A congestion-monitor control apparatus for monitoring a congestion condition of each output highway in an asynchronous transfer mode switching system transferring cells to output highways by using a cell-storage buffer, said apparatus comprising: a monitor circuit monitoring the number of cells stored in said cell-storage buffer for each output highway at a plurality of timings during a given monitor time interval; and a first determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is equal to or more than a first threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a second threshold value and determining whether congestion has occurred in a corresponding output highway based on a comparison result.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A congestion-monitor control apparatus for monitoring a congestion condition of each output highway in an asynchronous transfer mode switching system transferring cells to output highways by using a cell-storage buffer, said apparatus comprising: a monitor circuit monitoring the number of cells stored in said cell-storage buffer for each output highway at a plurality of timings during a given monitor time interval; and a first determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is equal to or more than a first threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a second threshold value and determining whether congestion has occurred in a corresponding output highway based on a comparison result.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said apparatus further comprises a second determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is under a third threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a fourth threshold value and determining whether the congestion which occurred in the corresponding output highway is ended based on a comparison result.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said determination circuit carries out the comparing and determining operations after a traffic control is carried out to remove the congestion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
176 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein: said monitor circuit comprises a cell counter counting the number of cells stored in said cell-storage buffer for each output highway; said first determination circuit comprises: a first counter counting the number of times when the number of cells from said cell counter is equal to or more than said first threshold value during said given monitor time interval; and a congestion-occurrence determination circuit comparing said number of times from said first counter with said second threshold value and determining whether the congestion has occurred in the corresponding output highway based on a comparison result; and said second determination circuit comprises: a second counter counting the number of times when the number of cells from said cell counter is under said third threshold value during said given monitor time interval; and a congestion-release determination circuit comparing said number of times from said second counter with said fourth threshold value and determining whether the congestion which occurred in the corresponding output highway is ended based on a comparison result.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
121 words
A congestion-monitor control apparatus for monitoring a congestion condition of each service class in an asynchronous transfer mode switching system transferring cells of a plurality of service classes by using a cell-storage buffer, said apparatus comprising: a monitor circuit monitoring the number of cells stored in said cell-storage buffer for each service class at a plurality of timings during a given monitor time interval; and a first determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is equal to or more than a first threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a second threshold value and determining whether the congestion has occurred in a corresponding service class based on a comparison result.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
121 words
A congestion-monitor control apparatus for monitoring a congestion condition of each service class in an asynchronous transfer mode switching system transferring cells of a plurality of service classes by using a cell-storage buffer, said apparatus comprising: a monitor circuit monitoring the number of cells stored in said cell-storage buffer for each service class at a plurality of timings during a given monitor time interval; and a first determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is equal to or more than a first threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a second threshold value and determining whether the congestion has occurred in a corresponding service class based on a comparison result.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said apparatus further comprises a second determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is under a third threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a fourth threshold value and determining whether the congestion which occurred in the corresponding service class is ended based on a comparison result.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said second determination circuit carries out the comparing and determining operations after a traffic control is carried out to remove the congestion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
176 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein: said monitor circuit comprises a cell counter counting the number of cells stored in said cell-storage buffer for each service class; said first determination circuit comprises: a first counter counting the number of times when the number of cells from said cell counter is equal to or more than said first threshold value during said given monitor time interval; and a congestion-occurrence determination circuit comparing said number of times from said first counter with said second threshold value and determining whether the congestion has occurred in the corresponding service class based on a comparison result; and said second determination circuit comprises: a second counter counting the number of times when the number of cells from said cell counter is under said third threshold value during said given monitor time interval; and a congestion-release determination circuit comparing said number of times from said second counter with said fourth threshold value and determining whether the congestion which occurred in the corresponding service class is ended based on a comparison result.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
134 words
A congestion-monitor control apparatus for monitoring a congestion condition of each output highway and each service class in an asynchronous transfer mode switching system transferring cells of a plurality of service classes to output highways by using a cell-storage buffer, said apparatus comprising: a monitor circuit monitoring the number of cells stored in said cell-storage buffer for each output highway and each service class at a plurality of timings during a given monitor time interval; and a first determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is equal to or more than a first threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a second threshold value and determining whether the congestion has occurred in corresponding output highway and service class based on a comparison result.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
134 words
A congestion-monitor control apparatus for monitoring a congestion condition of each output highway and each service class in an asynchronous transfer mode switching system transferring cells of a plurality of service classes to output highways by using a cell-storage buffer, said apparatus comprising: a monitor circuit monitoring the number of cells stored in said cell-storage buffer for each output highway and each service class at a plurality of timings during a given monitor time interval; and a first determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is equal to or more than a first threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a second threshold value and determining whether the congestion has occurred in corresponding output highway and service class based on a comparison result.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
69 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said apparatus further comprises a second determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is under a third threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a fourth threshold value and determining whether the congestion which occurred in the corresponding output highway and service class is ended based on a comparison result.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
173 words
A switching system transferring cells of a plurality of service classes from input highways to output highways, said switching system comprising: a shared buffer storing the cells; a writing control circuit writing the cells provided from said input highways to said shared buffer; a reading control circuit reading the cells stored in said shared buffer to said output highways; and a congestion-monitor control apparatus monitoring a congestion condition for one of each output highway and each service class, said apparatus including: a monitor circuit monitoring the number of cells stored in said cell-storage buffer for one of each output highway and each service class at a plurality of timings during a given monitor time interval; and a first determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is equal to or more than a first threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a second threshold value and determining whether congestion has occurred in corresponding output highway and service class based on a comparison result.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
173 words
A switching system transferring cells of a plurality of service classes from input highways to output highways, said switching system comprising: a shared buffer storing the cells; a writing control circuit writing the cells provided from said input highways to said shared buffer; a reading control circuit reading the cells stored in said shared buffer to said output highways; and a congestion-monitor control apparatus monitoring a congestion condition for one of each output highway and each service class, said apparatus including: a monitor circuit monitoring the number of cells stored in said cell-storage buffer for one of each output highway and each service class at a plurality of timings during a given monitor time interval; and a first determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is equal to or more than a first threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a second threshold value and determining whether congestion has occurred in corresponding output highway and service class based on a comparison result.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
72 words
The switching system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said congestion-monitor control apparatus further comprises a second determination circuit comparing the number of times when the number of cells from said monitor circuit is under a third threshold value during said given monitor time interval with a fourth threshold value and determining whether the congestion which occurred in the corresponding output highway and service class is ended based on a comparison result.
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