Bandwidth metering in large-scale networks
US9672503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/2514
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for bandwidth metering in large-scale networks are disclosed. Metadata for a network transmission involving a virtualized resource at a host of a provider network, including endpoint address information and a traffic metric, is determined at a metering component. The metadata is aggregated at another metering component and provided to a traffic classification node. The traffic classification node generates a categorized usage record for the network transmission, based at least in part on network topology information associated with the provider network. The categorized usage record is used to determine a billing amount for the network transmission.
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