A method and system for estimating the actual demand on a resource in a computer or communication network is taught using patterns of the traffic volume carried by the resource. Monitors on network resources periodically measure queue size and average transmission occupancy over the period. The monitors...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5943480?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5943480 - Method and system for detecting camouflaged congestion on a network resource
