BFD rate-limiting and automatic session activation
US7903548B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) rate-limiting and automatic BFD session activation includes tracking a total bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) packet rate for a line card (LC) of the node, and rejecting operations associated with creation of a new BFD session that would cause the total BFD packet rate to exceed a predetermined maximum rate. The new BFD session is stored in a state on the node and the operations of the new BFD session are automatically retried at a time when doing so would not exceed the predetermined maximum rate.
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