Technologies for endpoint congestion avoidance are disclosed. In order to avoid congestion caused by a network fabric that can transport data to a compute device faster than the compute device can store the data in a particular type of memory, the compute device may in the illustrative embodiment determine a suitable data transfer rate and communicate an indication of the data transfer rate to the remote compute device which is sending the data. The remote compute device may then send the data at the indicated data transfer rate, thus avoiding congestion.

Novel solutions to provide enhanced configurability of network access. Such solutions can provide, inter alia, enhanced utilization of network resources (including without limitation network aggregation devices, such as DSLAMs and the like). In an aspect of some solutions, a network aggregation device can divide an aggregate uplink bandwidth into a plurality of time slots. Some or all of the time slots can be reserved for different customers (subscribers). In another aspect of some embodiments, the time slots can be allocated in such a way as to simulate oversubscription of the aggregate uplink bandwidth

Systems and methods allow playback of a media stream received via a network. The media stream is received and stored in a buffer prior to playback. Responsive to receiving the user command to change the content of the media stream, the buffer is flushed prior to receiving the changed content in the media stream.

Systems and techniques are disclosed for a buffer management system that dynamically and automatically adjusts operational buffers in resources based on resource utilization based on buffer parameters. Buffer parameters for a resource can include a target utilization, a buffer capacity, a minimum buffer capacity, and a maximum buffer capacity. The buffer management detects changes in utilization, such as a number of operations performed in a time period and determines whether a candidate buffer capacity determined using the buffer capacity parameter and the current utilization is between the minimum buffer capacity and the maximum buffer capacity. If so, the buffer management system sets the buffer capacity to the candidate buffer capacity, otherwise the buffer management system sets the buffer capacity to the minimum or maximum buffer capacity as applicable.

Systems and techniques are disclosed for a buffer management system that dynamically and automatically adjusts operational buffers in resources based on resource utilization based on buffer parameters. Buffer parameters for a resource can include a target utilization, a buffer capacity, a minimum buffer capacity, and a maximum buffer capacity. The buffer management detects changes in utilization, such as a number of operations performed in a time period and determines whether a candidate buffer capacity determined using the buffer capacity parameter and the current utilization is between the minimum buffer capacity and the maximum buffer capacity. If so, the buffer management system sets the buffer capacity to the candidate buffer capacity, otherwise the buffer management system sets the buffer capacity to the minimum or maximum buffer capacity as applicable.

Novel solutions to provide enhanced configurability of network access. Such solutions can provide, inter alia, enhanced utilization of network resources (including without limitation network aggregation devices, such as DSLAMs and the like). In an aspect of some solutions, a network aggregation device can divide an aggregate uplink bandwidth into a plurality of time slots. Some or all of the time slots can be reserved for different customers (subscribers). In another aspect of some embodiments, the time slots can be allocated in such a way as to simulate oversubscription of the aggregate uplink bandwidth.

Systems and methods allow playback of a media stream received via a network. The media stream is received and stored in a buffer prior to playback. Responsive to receiving the user command to change the content of the media stream, the buffer is flushed prior to receiving the changed content in the media stream.

A device, communication system, and method are provided. In one example, a system for routing traffic is described that includes a plurality of ports to facilitate communication over a network. The system also includes a controller to selectively activate or deactivate ports of the system based on queue depths and additional information to improve power efficiency of the system.

A device, communication system, and method are provided. In one example, a system for routing traffic is described that includes a plurality of ports to facilitate communication over a network. The system also includes a controller to selectively activate or deactivate ports of the system based on queue depths and additional information to improve power efficiency of the system.

A method of powerline communications in a powerline communications (PLC) network including a first node and at least a second node. The first node transmits a data frame to the second node over a PLC channel. The second node has a data buffer for storing received information. The second node runs a flow control algorithm which determines a current congestion condition or a projected congestion condition of the data buffer based on at least one congestion parameter. The current congestion condition and projected congestion condition include nearly congested and fully congested. When the current or projected congestion condition is either nearly congested or fully congested, the second node transmits a BUSY including frame over the PLC channel to at least the first node. The first node defers transmitting of any frames to the second node for a congestion clearing wait time.