WO1995014341A1 - A method of controlling overloads in a telecommunications network - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a method of controlling overloads in a telecommunications network.
- An overload in a telecommunications network may arise for various reasons. For example, a television programme requesting telephone calls from its audience may cause an overload. An overload may also occur when a large number of people attempt to make calls to an entertainment or an information service or to a business which has something special on offer. It is clearly desirable to control such overloads.
- a method of controlling overloads in a telecommunications network comprising a network of interconnected nodes arranged to provide connections between terminal resources, said method comprising the steps of: upon detecting an initial failed call setting a counter to an initial value; incrementing the counter upon detecting each further failed call whose call identity is the same as that of the initial failed call or whose call identity belongs to a common set of call identities which includes the call identity of said initial failed call; decrementing said counter at a predetermined rate; causing said counter to provide an output which is in a first state when the number of calls in the counter rises above a first threshold and which is in a second state when the number of calls in the counter falls below a second threshold; setting and updating a restriction parameter in accordance with the output of the counter; and restricting calls having said common call identity or whose call identities belong to said common set of call identities, the level of restriction applied in said step of restricting calls being determined by the value of said restriction parameter.
- the restriction parameter is varied so as to increase the severity of the level of restriction if the output of the counter changes from the second state to the first state or so as to decrease the severity of the level of restriction if the output of the counter changes from the first state to the second state, and if the second time period expires without a change in state of the output of the counter, the restriction parameter is varied so as to increase the level of restriction if the output of the counter is in the first state or so as to decrease the level of restriction if the output of the counter is in the second state.
- said initial failed call and said further failed calls are detected at a first one of said nodes, and said step of restricting calls is performed at one or more nodes which are upstream from said first node with respect to the direction of call set up.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing some of the switches which form a public telecommunications network
- Figure 2 shows a modification to the public telecommunications network of Figure 1 which includes an additional switch for providing additional services;
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing some of the switches which form an intelligent telecommunications network
- FIG 4 is a block diagram showing processes which are added to a telecommunications network to provide a method of controlling overloads embodying this invention
- Figure 5 shows an alternative location for the processes shown in Figure 4
- Figure 6 shows a set of counters used for detecting and monitoring overloads
- Figure 7 shows the thresholds used in one of the counters of Figure 6
- Figure 8 is a flow chart of an algorithm used for detecting and monitoring an overload
- Figure 9 is a flow chart of an algorithm used for calculating the parameter used in call restriction.
- the switches shown in Figure 1 comprise two trunk exchange switches 10, 12 and two local exchange switches 14, 16.
- the trunk exchange switches 10, 12 are just two switches of a fully interconnected network of trunk exchange switches located over a large geographical territory, such as the UK.
- the local exchange switches 14, 16 are part of a much larger number of local exchange switches which provide access to terminal resources, most of which are telephones or facsimile machines or integrated services digital network (ISDN) terminals.
- ISDN integrated services digital network
- Each local exchange switch may be connected to one, two or three trunk exchange switches.
- the switches of the telecommunications network are connected by routes 18 which are embodied by suitable traffic carriers such as coaxial copper cables, optical fibre cables and microwave links.
- the traffic takes the form of voice and other data and also the signalling messages which are used for setting up calls.
- signalling messages include forward call set up messages which travel in the direction of call set up and backward call set up messages which travel in the reverse direction.
- FIG. 2 shows the addition of a switch 20 for providing additional services to the telecommunications network of Figure 1.
- the switch 20 is connected to the trunk exchange switches.
- the additional services may include information and entertainment services and also the facility for callers to make free calls or calls charged at the local rate to business numbers. For example, in BT' s public - 4 -
- FIG. 3 shows some of the switches which form an intelligent network.
- the switches include a service switching point 30, a trunk exchange switch 32, two local exchange switches 34, 36, and a service control point 38.
- the service switching point 30 and the trunk exchange switch 32 are part of a network of interconnected service switching points and trunk exchange switches, and the local exchange switches 34, 36 are part of a much larger number of local exchange switches.
- Each service switching point is connected to the service control point 38.
- each service switching point also provides the function of a trunk exchange switch.
- a service switching point can also provide the function of a local exchange switch.
- the service switching points together with the service control point 38 provide the network with intelligent services.
- One example of an intelligent service is number translation, which takes place in the service control point.
- the trunk switches 10, 12 and the local exchanges switches 14, 16 of Figure 1, the additional services switch 20 of Figure 2, the switches 32, 34 and 36 and also the service switching point 30 and the service control point 38 of Figure 3 are all examples of network nodes.
- node should be construed as any point in a network which is used in setting up a call.
- FIGs 1, 2 and 3 represent three examples of telephone networks in which the present invention may be implemented. However, implementation of the present invention is not limited to these three types of network and a mobile telecommunications network represents a further example of networks in which the invention can be implemented.
- Figure 4 shows an example of the additional processes which are provided at nodes 40, 41 and 42 of a telecommunications network in order to control overloads in accordance with this invention.
- the node 40 is an exchange switch which has direct access to terminal resources while the nodes 41 and 42 are upstream from node 40 with reference the direction of call set up.
- the nodes 40, 41 and 42 of Figure 4 may correspond to the exchange switches 16, 12 and 10 shown in Figure 1, or the exchange switches 16, 12 and the additional services switch 20 shown in Figure 2.
- the node 40 could be the local exchange switch 36
- the node 41 could be the trunk exchange switch 32
- the node 42 could be the service switching point 30.
- the processes for overload control are implemented by modifying the software which controls the nodes. These modifications will now be described in general terms for the nodes 40, 41 and 42.
- the software of the node 40 includes a resource access control module 44 which controls access to terminal resources.
- the module 44 is of conventional design but modified to provide an output signal 45 in the event of call failure.
- the output signal 45 gives the call identity of a failed call.
- the normal criterion for registering a call as a failed call is that the terminal instrument is engaged or unobtainable However, if desired, other criteria may be used. For example, an excessive delay in setting up a call could also be classified as a failure.
- the signal 45 indicating call failure is supplied to an overload detection and monitoring module 46.
- the module 46 provides an output signal 47.
- the module 46 may be arranged simply to detect overloads to individual full length called numbers. As will be explained in more detail below, the module 46 may also be arranged to detect overloads falling within a common set of call identities.
- a set of call identities may comprise a number of full length called party numbers, or a number of full length calling party numbers, or all the numbers of a particular service such as the "0800" service mentioned above, or even all the called party numbers accessed by an exchange switch.
- the data in signal 47 comprises an indication of overload and the call identity or the set of call identities causing the overload.
- the indication of overload can have only two states, namely, overload and no overload.
- the signal 47 forms part of the backward call set up message.
- the overload is caused by calls to a single full length called party number
- the backward call set up message already contains the call identity. Consequently, the only modification to the conventional backward call set up message is the addition of an extra bit of data which has a value of binary " 1" for an overload and a value of binary "0" where there is no overload.
- the overload relates to a set of call identities
- the backward set up message must be modified to specify the set of call identities.
- the signal 47 is supplied to a software module 48 for setting and updating the restriction parameter.
- the restriction parameter specifies the level of call restriction which is to be applied in the node 41 to calls destined for node 40.
- call restriction is applied by proportional blocking.
- the restriction parameter specifies the proportion of calls which are blocked and consequently the level of restriction increases with the value of the restriction parameter.
- the restriction parameter could specify the proportion of calls which are allowed with the result that the level of restriction would increase as the value of the restriction parameter falls.
- Another method of applying call restriction is call gapping in which each call is followed by a gap interval during which all calls are blocked.
- the restriction parameter is supplied by the module 48 to a module 49 which applies call restriction.
- the module 49 also identifies failed calls and supplies the call identities of the failed calls to an overload detection and monitoring module 53, which is identical to the module 46.
- a call is identified as a failed call if it is blocked because of call restriction or if it fails due to a cause occurring at node 41 or a cause such as no circuits available occurring between nodes 41 and 40. If the call fails at node 40, it is not identified as a failed call in module 49 because such a call will be identified as a failed call in the module 44.
- the module 53 supplies an output signal 50 indicating overload or no overload to a software module 51 located in node 42.
- the module 51 sets and updates the restriction parameter for controlling the level of restriction to be applied by node 42 to calls destined for node 41.
- the restriction parameter is supplied to a module 52 which implements call restriction.
- the module 51 is identical to the module 48 and the module 52 is identical to the module 49 except that the module 52 does not detect failed calls.
- the module 48 progressively increases the restriction parameter when the output signal from the module 46 indicates the presence of an overload, thereby increasing the proportion of calls which are blocked, and progressively decreases the restriction parameter when the output signal from the module 46 indicates there is no overload, thereby decreasing the proportion of calls which are blocked. Consequently, the node 40 oscillates in and out of an overload state until the cause of the overload subsides. As a result, the rate at which the node 41 sends call set up messages to the node 40 should be close to the rate at which calls can be completed successfully. By preventing calls which have a low chance of success from reaching node 40, there is removed the risk that such calls will interfere with other calls which have a high chance of success.
- the module 51 operates in a similar manner to the module 48. Consequently, if there is an overload at node 41, the process of increasing and decreasing the restriction parameter in module 51 will ensure that the node 41 oscillates into and out of an overload state.
- the node 41 will be only one of several nodes which are sending call set up messages to the node 40 for calls having the call identity or falling within the set of call identities which are causing the overload. Where the overall proportion of failed and blocked calls is comparatively modest, the node 41 will not be in an overload condition. Where the proportion of failed and blocked calls is severe, the node 41 will also be in an overload condition and so call restriction will also be applied at node 42. Thus, with increasing severity of the overload condition, call restriction is applied progressively further away from node 40.
- Figures 4 and 5 each show an arrangement in which call restriction is applied at two nodes along a call set up path. If it is desired to apply call restriction at only one node along the path, this may be achieved by omitting the overload control arrangement of node 41 as shown in Figure 4 or Figure
- Figure 4 and Figure 5 each show an arrangement in which the overload is detected initially at the node which accesses the terminal resources and this usually represents the most desirable point to do this. However, if desired, the initial detection may occur at an upstream position with regard to call set up.
- the nodes 40, 41 and 42 of Figure 4 could correspond to the switches 12, 10 and 14 of Figure 1, or the switches 20, 10 and 14 of Figure 2 or the service control point 38, the service switching point 30 and the local exchange switch 34 of Figure 3.
- call restriction may be applied at the node where the overload is detected.
- overload detection and call restriction may both occur at the service switching point 38.
- each of these counters has an initial value, which is normally 0 and four thresholds, namely, a release threshold 60, an overload abatement threshold 61, an overload onset threshold 62 and a maximum threshold 63.
- the flow chart of the algorithm for detecting and monitoring overloads is shown in Figure 8 and this algorithm will be described with reference to this figure.
- a step 21 when an initial call failure to a full length called party number is detected, one of the counters 59 is associated with that number and set to its initial value. Then, in a step S22, a check is made to determine if a further failed call has been detected to the number.
- a step S23 the counter is incremented by 1.
- the counter is incremented each time a failed call is detected to the number.
- the counter is also decremented at a constant rate.
- a step S24 a check is made to determine if it is time to decrement the counter. If it is time to decrement the counter, it is decremented in a step S25. If the count rises above the overload onset threshold, the counter goes into its overload state. The counter is prevented from counting above its maximum threshold. When the value of the count falls below the overload abatement threshold, the counter goes into its no overload state. When the count falls below the release threshold, the counter is no longer associated with the called party number. In order to achieve this, in a step S26, a check is made to determine if the count has fallen below the release threshold. If it has fallen below the release threshold, in a step S27, the counter is released from the called party number.
- the counter has hysteresis. These thresholds should be set close enough so that the overload is detected with sufficient precision but far enough apart to give adequate hysteresis.
- the overload onset threshold should be set high enough to prevent the counter from going into the overload state when calls are failing for innocuous reasons but it should be set low enough to provide sensitivity to genuine overloads.
- the maximum threshold should not be set so high that there is an undue delay in reducing the level of call restriction after a sudden surge in calling rate.
- Each of the software modules which sets and updates the restriction parameter contains a number of copies of the algorithm for doing this.
- a flow chart for this algorithm is shown in Figure 9.
- one of these modules receives an indication of overload, it associates one of the copies of the software algorithm with the called party number which is suffering the overload.
- the restriction parameter is set to an initial value. Consequently, call restriction, which in the present example is achieved by proportional blocking, commences at a level specified by this initial value.
- a step S2 two timers are started for timing intervals t a , t b .
- the algorithm enters and remains in a step S3 until the elapsed time t is equal to the preset value t a .
- the algorithm then enters a step S4 in which the overload status is monitored and the elapsed time is compared with the second preset value t b . If a change in the overload status occurs when the elapsed time is between t a and t b , the restriction parameter is updated in a step S6.
- step S6 the restriction parameter is increased if the overload status has changed from no overload to overload and it is decreased if the overload status has changed from overload to no overload.
- step S8 the algorithm passes to a step S8 which is described below. If the overload status does not change in the interval when the elapsed time is between t. and t b , the restriction parameter is updated in a step S7. In step S7, the restriction parameter is increased if there is an overload and it is decreased if there is no overload. After step S7, the algorithm continues with step S8. When the restriction parameter is increased, the new value b n is calculated from the old ' value b n.j by the following equation:
- equation (1) the constant a will usually be chosen close to a value of 1.
- step S8 the restriction parameter is compared with a threshold which is less than the initial value of the restriction parameter. If its value is below the value of this threshold, call restriction ceases and the algorithm is no longer associated with the full length called party number. If the restriction parameter is above this threshold, the two timers are restarted in a step S9 and the algorithm then returns of step S3.
- the algorithms for detecting and monitoring overloads and for setting and updating the restriction parameter have been described above with reference to monitoring and controlling overloads to full length called party numbers.
- the call identities are the complete group of call identities for called party numbers used in BT' s UK public telecommunications network.
- the complete group of called party identities is arranged as three collections of sets of call identities.
- Each collection comprises the complete group of call identities arranged either as a single set of call identities or divided into a plurality of non-intersecting sets of call identities.
- the first collection comprises a single set of all the individual call identities.
- the second collection comprises an individual set for each of the service codes "0345”, "0800", "0891” and "0898", and a fifth set for all the remaining call identities.
- the third collection comprises a single set for the two full length call party numbers "0891 000000” and "0891 000001", and an individual set for each of the remaining full length called party numbers.
- the two number "0891 000000” and "0891 000001" are two numbers used for television voting.
- the first number is the one used for a yes vote and the second number is the one for a no vote.
- a number of counters is dedicated to each collection. Specifically, a single counter is dedicated to the first collection, four counters are dedicated to the second collection, and three counters are dedicated to the third collection.
- the sets of each collection and the number of counters dedicated to each collection is as shown in the following table.
- the single set in the first collection is divided into five sets in the second collection, and each set in the second collection is divided into a large number of sets in the third collection.
- the set in the second collection for the "0345" service code is divided in the third collection into a large number of sets, each of which comprises a full length called party number which commences with "0345".
- each module for detecting and monitoring overload operates as follows.
- an indication of the call identity of the failed call is sent to the module.
- the call identity for the failed call will belong to a unique set of call identities. The action taken will then depend upon the state of that set. If the set is one that is not monitored, which is the case for the set containing the remaining called party numbers in the second collection, no action is taken. If a counter is already associated with the set containing the call identity for the failed call, then that counter is incremented. If no counter is presently associated with a set containing the call identity of the failed call, and there is a free counter, then the free counter is associated with that set and set to its initial value.
- each module for detecting and monitoring an overload an indication of overload status is sent to the appropriate module or modules for setting and updating the restriction parameter in the following manner.
- a counter makes its initial transition to the overload state at a time when another counter is active and has previously made its initial transition to the overload state, the following procedure is followed. If the two counters are monitoring sets in the same collection, the new counter to go into its overload state sends an indication of its overload status and the details of the set which is being monitored to the module or modules for setting and updating the restriction parameter. The or each module for setting and updating the restriction parameter then associates one of its spare algorithms with the new set and the restriction parameter is calculated in the manner described above. However, if the two counters are monitoring sets in different collections and one monitored set contains the other monitored set, then the overload status is fed back only for the larger monitored set.
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