Egress Message Throttling Configuration Sets provide a mechanism for managing egress message traffic on a Diameter connection. An Egress Message Throttling Configuration Set can be created with a maximum allowable Egress Message Rate (EMR) and one to three pairs of EMR Threshold Throttles and Abatement Throttles.
Each connection references a single Egress Message Throttling Configuration Set. When the Egress Message Rate on a connection exceeds a Threshold Throttle value, the EMR congestion level for the connection is raised. When the Egress Message Rate on a connection falls below an Abatement Threshold, the EMR congestion level is lowered. Specifying a Convergence time and Abatement time allows control of the transitions between EMR congestion levels. The EMR congestion level, along with the Egress Transport congestion level and the Remote Busy congestion level, is used to control traffic on a connection.