A method and apparatus for controlling congestion of information packets in a computer network comprising at least two nodes is provided. At each iteration of the method a transmission rate for information packets sent from the first node to the second node and a reception rate for responses received from the second node to the first node are determined. The rates may be determined from timestamps inserted into the information packets. The length of a congestion window is increased when a time average of the transmission rate is no greater than a time average of the reception rate and decreased when a time average of the transmission rate is greater than a time average of the reception rate by at least a threshold amount. Transmission of information packets is adjusted dependent upon the congestion window.

Communications, Networking

This technology is the subject of a US patent granted on 2019-08-20. Rights are assigned to the United States Air Force but should be available for licensing.

Information, Packets, Networking, Congestion

Technology is available for licensing through the US Air Force. Contact the Caesar Group to help connect you to the Tech Transfer agent at the responsible Air Force organization.

https://patents.google.com/patent/US10389644/en?oq=10389644