A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is configured to, on a condition that a serving grant having a non-zero value is too small for transmission of a single protocol data unit (PDU) from any scheduled medium access control-d (MAC-d) flow, transmit scheduling information (SI). The WTRU is further configured to produce a trigger on the condition that the serving grant is too small and the transmission of the SI is based on the produced trigger.

Controlling data traffic of a communication network managed by a network operator, NWO. The data traffic includes first and second type traffic. The second type traffic is between a data service provider and an end user device provided by the OEM, and the first type traffic is between the OEM and the end user device. A controller acquires one or more device-specific second type traffic consumption parameters of the end user device, causing a downlink data traffic restrictor of the NWO to restrict downlink second type traffic between the data service provider and the end user device in accordance with the one or more device-specific second type traffic consumption parameters, and causes an uplink data traffic restrictor of the end user device to restrict uplink second type traffic between the data service provider and the end user device in accordance with the device-specific second type traffic consumption parameters.

Embodiments herein facilitate the modification of data traffic load balancing on information handling systems affected by a networking information handling system having the status of one or more of its uplinks changed from operable to inoperable or from inoperable to operable. In one or more embodiments, an agent operating on or in conjunction with a networking information handling system (e.g., a TOR) detects a change in one its links. The agent sends a message to information handling system(s) (e.g., hosts) that are communicatively coupled to the TOR regarding the change in status. Based upon the TOR's message, a host may adjust its traffic load balancing to compensate for the status change. Embodiments, therefore, help efficiently utilize network pathways.

A network element includes at least one headroom buffer, and flow-control circuitry. The headroom buffer is configured for receiving and storing packets from a peer network element having at least two data sources, each headroom buffer serving multiple packets. The flow-control circuitry is configured to quantify a congestion severity measure, and, in response to detecting a congestion in the headroom buffer, to send to the peer network element pause-request signaling that instructs the peer network element to stop transmitting packets that (i) are associated with the congested headroom buffer and (ii) have priorities that are selected based on the congestion severity measure.

A network element includes at least one headroom buffer, and flow-control circuitry. The headroom buffer is configured for receiving and storing packets from a peer network element having at least two data sources, each headroom buffer serving multiple packets. The flow-control circuitry is configured to quantify a congestion severity measure, and, in response to detecting a congestion in the headroom buffer, to send to the peer network element pause-request signaling that instructs the peer network element to stop transmitting packets that (i) are associated with the congested headroom buffer and (ii) have priorities that are selected based on the congestion severity measure.

This application discloses a network congestion control method, apparatus, device, and system, and a storage medium. In an example method, a first switch receives a target signaling packet that is sent by a second switch in a case in which a network congestion status is a target network congestion status. The target signaling packet carries flow source information. The first switch sends, based on the target signaling packet, target flow control information to a network device corresponding to the flow source information. The target flow control information is used to indicate flow control.

A computerized system having multiple congestion control modules for determining a transmission rate for data traffic towards a destination device over a communication network, the transmission rate updated for specific time intervals, each congestion control module repeatedly collects performance-related data describing performance of content transmitted from the congestion control module to the destination device during specific time intervals, each congestion control module executes a transmission function for computing a next transmission rate for a next time interval, the transmission function receives as input performance-related data associated with prior transmission rates selected at prior time intervals, the transmission function including configurable parameters, the system also including one or more analyzers, each analyzer communicating with one or more of the multiple congestion control modules, where each analyzer periodically executes an adjusting function for reconfiguring the configurable parameters of the function for computing the next transmission rate.

In one embodiment, a method for link state flooding between a network node and a receiving node includes determining a current transmit rate that Link State Protocol Data Units (LSPs) are being transmitted from the network node to the receiving node. The method further includes determining an LSP acknowledgment rate that indicates a rate at which a plurality of LSP acknowledgments are received at the network node from the receiving node. The method further includes determining a new transmit rate based on the current transmit rate and the LSP acknowledgment rate. The method further includes transmitting a plurality of LSPs from the network node to the receiving node using the new transmit rate.

In one embodiment, a method for link state flooding between a network node and a receiving node includes determining a current transmit rate that Link State Protocol Data Units (LSPs) are being transmitted from the network node to the receiving node. The method further includes determining an LSP acknowledgment rate that indicates a rate at which a plurality of LSP acknowledgments are received at the network node from the receiving node. The method further includes determining a new transmit rate based on the current transmit rate and the LSP acknowledgment rate. The method further includes transmitting a plurality of LSPs from the network node to the receiving node using the new transmit rate.

Techniques for detecting path failures and reducing packet loss as a result of such failures are described for use within a data center or other environment. For example, a source and/or destination access node may create and/or maintain information about health and/or connectivity for a plurality of ports or paths between the source and destination device and core switches. The source access node may spray packets over a number of paths between the source access node and the destination access node. The source access node may use the information about connectivity for the paths between the source or destination access nodes and the core switches to limit the paths over which packets are sprayed. The source access node may spray packets over paths between the source access node and the destination access node that are identified as healthy, while avoiding paths that have been identified as failed.