Distributed counters and meters in packet-switched system
US9705807B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for counting packets and bytes in a distributed packet-switched system. The method includes receiving a packet stream having at least one packet flow at a device of a packet-switched system having a plurality of distributed devices, statistically determining whether to update a designated device based on receipt of a packet belonging to the packet flow, and transmitting packet counting information to the designated device based on the statistical determination, where the designated device counts packets of the packet flow based on the packet counting information.
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