Method and apparatus for controlling call acceptance in a telecommunications network

摘要

A method and apparatus for controlling call acceptance in a telecommunications network. The volume of traffic being handled at a node of the network is periodically measured. For each measurement, a corresponding one of a set of storage locations is identified and the value stored in the identified location is incremented. An index of variation of measurement distribution is determined from the stored values in the set. In the event that the determined index exceeds a threshold value, calls for that node are re-routed or rejected.