Network Congestion Prevention And/Or Mitigation

摘要

Cell site congestion may result in dropped calls, time-outs on data sessions, web access problems, or the like. A network congestion status may be used to minimize network congestion. In an example embodiment, messages which are distributed via a network may be formatted based on the network's congestions status and a device's connection mechanism. Further, a network access may be based on the network's congestion status and on a device's connection mechanism.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a message, via a network, the message comprising an access request and a connection mechanism indicator; determining a congestion status of the network; determining a network connection mechanism based on the connection mechanism indicator; responding to the message based on the congestion status and the determined network connection mechanism; determining whether the congestion status is greater than a predetermined threshold; and if the congestion status is greater than the predetermined threshold, responding to the message comprises:
waiting a predetermined time; andgranting the access request after the predetermined time elapses.