Control method, apparatus, and system for collecting traffic statistics
US11381480B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control method for collecting traffic statistics includes a control node obtains a statistics collection instruction, where the statistics collection instruction is used to instruct to collect traffic statistics of a target data flow, generates a traffic statistics collection policy according to the statistics collection instruction, where the traffic statistics collection policy includes a matching identifier of the target data flow, a first command, and a second command, and sends the traffic statistics collection policy to a forwarding node. The first command is used to instruct the forwarding node to set a traffic identifier for the target data flow based on the matching identifier, the second command is used to instruct the forwarding node to add traffic generated by a target packet to a traffic statistics collection result corresponding to the traffic identifier which is used to describe the traffic of the target data flow.
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