CPC H04L 47/11 (2013.01) [H04L 43/062 (2013.01); H04L 43/0882 (2013.01); H04L 47/122 (2013.01); H04L 47/283 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method comprising
determining, by a network controller, packet congestion on a network path using an inflection point detection mechanism (IPDM);
detecting, by the network controller, a potential inflection point in response to a one-way delay (OWD) of a first packet being lesser than an OWD of a second packet by a quantity greater than a function of a difference of inter departure time (IDT) between the first packet and the second packet; and
determining, by the network controller, an inflection point in congestion of the network path based on the potential inflection point.
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