Method and apparatus for providing queue delay internal overload control

摘要

A method and apparatus for handling an overload condition in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method calculates a call target rate by at least one core signaling network element. The method then uses the call target rate by the at least one core signaling network element to start throttling signaling traffic if a total queueing delay of the at least one core signaling network element exceeds a predefined high threshold in a measurement interval.