A rate-control throttle is used for overload control in distributed switching systems and
computer and communication networks. Typical implementations of the throttle have a token …

In a Variety of overloaded queueing systems (eg, an overloaded call processing system),
long delays can result either in poor service given to the customer or in customers, unknown …

Telecommunication switches implement overload controls to maintain call throughput and
delay at acceptable levels during periods of high load. Existing work has mostly focused on …

Two overload control techniques are compared. A percent blocking throttle blocks and
rejects an arrival with a given probability. A call gapping throttle closes the gap size for a …

Due to the centralized control architecture in Intelligent Networks (INs), Service Control
Points (SCPs) working as central servers have to carry out a great variable number of …

The objectives of network management control are outlined, and two categories of control
are defined: network traffic controls and network configuration controls. Network traffic …

This paper studies approximations to describe the performance of a rate-control throttle
based on a token bank, which is closely related to the standard G/G/1/C queue and the two …

Insights are provided that ease the design of rate control throttles, which are used for
overload control of computer and communication networks. A key result is that for Poisson …

A black hole is a highly harmful host that disposes of visiting agents upon their arrival
without any observable trace of the destruction. The problem of locating the black hole in …

All nodes in the intelligent network (IN) must have an overload control mechanism which
protects the node by rejecting calls when the load on the node is too high. Two examples of …