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.

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.

A system and method of downspeeding a media stream transmitted over a communication link from a sender device to a receiving device.

A system and method of downspeeding a media stream transmitted over a communication link from a sender device to a receiving device.

A network element includes circuitry and multiple ports. The multiple ports are configured to connect to a communication network. The circuitry is configured to receive via one of the ports a packet that originated from a source node and is destined to a destination node, the packet including a mark that is indicative of a cumulative state derived from at least bandwidth utilization conditions of output ports that were traversed by the packet along a path, from the source node up to the network element, to select a port for forwarding the packet toward the destination node, to update the mark of the packet based at least on a value of the mark in the received packet and on a local bandwidth utilization condition of the selected port, and to transmit the packet having the updated mark to the destination node via the selected port.

For each target cell determined by a handover decision process, a first message is transmitted from a source base station (20S) to a target base station (20T) servicing that target cell. The first message includes an identifier of a wireless device (10) having a communication link with the source base station and information for obtaining authentication data for this wireless device. The authentication data depends on a secret key available to the wireless device and the source base station and on an identity of the target cell. Upon failure of the communication link, a cell is selected at the wireless device, which transmits to that cell a reestablishment request message including its identifier and authentication data depending on the secret key and on an identity of the selected cell. If the selected cell is a target cell serviced by a target base station that received a first message, conformity of the authentication data included in the reestablishment request message with the authentication data obtained from this first message is verified to authorize transfer of the communication link to the selected cell.

For each target cell determined by a handover decision process, a first message is transmitted from a source base station (20S) to a target base station (20T) servicing that target cell. The first message includes an identifier of a wireless device (10) having a communication link with the source base station and information for obtaining authentication data for this wireless device. The authentication data depends on a secret key available to the wireless device and the source base station and on an identity of the target cell. Upon failure of the communication link, a cell is selected at the wireless device, which transmits to that cell a reestablishment request message including its identifier and authentication data depending on the secret key and on an identity of the selected cell. If the selected cell is a target cell serviced by a target base station that received a first message, conformity of the authentication data included in the reestablishment request message with the authentication data obtained from this first message is verified to authorize transfer of the communication link to the selected cell.

A method for sending a data packet includes, sending, by a transmit node, a data packet based on a target sending rate and occupation of a data sending queue, where a sending rate for sending the data packet is proportional to the target sending rate, and the occupation of the data sending queue limits a quantity of data packets. The transmit node receives a feedback message from a receive node indicating the capability of the receive node for processing the data packet. The transmit node may adjust the sending rate based on the feedback message.

A data transmission method includes receiving, by a user plane function entity, a data packet from a first terminal through an uplink path corresponding to the first terminal, where the data packet carries addressing information of a second terminal; determining, by the user plane function entity based on information about the uplink path corresponding to the first terminal and the addressing information of the second terminal, a downlink path corresponding to the second terminal; and sending, by the user plane function entity, the data packet to the second terminal through the downlink path corresponding to the second terminal.

An RoCE network congestion control method includes a first network device that sends a RoCE protocol packet to a second network device. The first network device receives an acknowledgment packet from the second network device that includes indication information and acknowledgment information in response to the RoCE protocol packet. The indication information indicates whether a network path between the first network device and the second network device is congested. The first network device performs congestion control based on the acknowledgment packet.