High performance probabilistic rate policer

A data flow rate policer enforces data flow policies for a number of data flows using a probabilistic policy enforcement mechanism. The policer includes a memory that stores the state of each data flow in a compact data structure. Additionally, the policer includes one or more policing engines that...

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Hauptverfasser: Ferguson, Dennis C, Chen, Devereaux C, Stewart, III, John W, Washburn, James, Zimmer, Jeffrey R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A data flow rate policer enforces data flow policies for a number of data flows using a probabilistic policy enforcement mechanism. The policer includes a memory that stores the state of each data flow in a compact data structure. Additionally, the policer includes one or more policing engines that implement the actual data flow policies based on information derived from the data structures. The policing engines may be implemented in hardware to increase performance.