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Global policers

US12328262B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 2022
Grant dateJun 10, 2025
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/2441
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for global policing of a bandwidth of a flow, the apparatus including a network device including a local policer configured to perform bandwidth policing on the flow within the network device, and a communications module configured to: send local policer state information from the local policer to a remote global policer, and receive policer state information from the remote global policer and update the local policer state information based on the remote global policer state information. Related apparatus and methods are also provided.

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