The decision within a packet processing device to transmit a newly arriving packet into a queue to await further processing or to discard the same packet is made by a flow control method and system. The flow control is updated with a constant period determined by storage and flow rate limits. The update...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7430169?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7430169 - Retro flow control for arriving traffic in computer networks
Retro flow control for arriving traffic in computer networks