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Hierarchical policers for enforcing differentiated traffic behavior

US7787472B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

19Claims

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Assignee

Juniper Networks, Inc. · US

Inventors

James Washburn · Palo Alto, US
Spencer Greene · Palo Alto, US
Rami Rahim · Sunnyvale, US
Stefan Dyckerhoff · Palo Alto, US
Dennis C. Ferguson · Palo Alto, US
Philippe Lacroute · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2007
Grant date	Aug 31, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L47/39
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hierarchical traffic policer may include a first policer configured to pass first packets when a first condition is met. The first policer also may alter selection information within the passed first packets. A second policer may be configured to pass second packets when a second condition is met. The second policer may be further configured to pass all of the passed first packets from the first policer based on the altered selection information within the passed first packets.

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