Method and apparatus for data transfer in a peer-to-peer network

摘要

A method is provided of managing traffic in a network. The method comprises applying (S5) an indication to a packet being sent through the network, the indication being selected in dependence upon a level of traffic determined (S3) for a subscriber associated with the packet and representing a per-hop behaviour to be applied subsequently to the packet. The indication is applied so as to manage at least to some extent traffic associated with the subscriber.

主权项

1. A method of managing data traffic in a communications network, the method comprising:
selecting, by a processing circuit of an edge node in the communications network, a penalty indicator in dependence upon a level of traffic determined for a subscriber associated with a packet being sent through the communications network, the penalty indicator comprising a services-differentiation indicator and representing a per-hop behavior to be applied subsequently to the packet associated with the subscriber, and wherein the per-hop behavior represented by the applied penalty indicator is adapted to allow bandwidth borrowing between subscribers associated with different respective levels of traffic; and applying, by the processing circuit, the penalty indicator to the packet so as to thereby manage traffic associated with the subscriber.