This invention is an implementation of a congestion control mechanism, especially for ATM networks supporting data services or other nonreserved bandwidth traffic, e.g. in multimedia applications. It reacts immediately upon detection of a traffic bottleneck by selectively and temporarily holding back...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5901140?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5901140 - Selective congestion control mechanism for information networks
