Method, apparatus and program product for balancing communication loads over a network

摘要

A method, apparatus, and program product for balancing communication loads between devices of a network comprises the introduction of a delay by a network device before responding to another network device which is sending an initiation signal for establishing communication between the devices. Based upon communication traffic of the second device, a delay occurs for a predetermined amount of time before the responding network device responds, and the delay is proportional to the amount of traffic handled by the responding device.