Method and computing device for shaping traffic across a wide area network
AssigneeVersa Networks, Inc.
InventorsSridhar Iyer, Apurva Mehta
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Abstract
A method for shaping traffic across a wide area network is disclosed. The method involves advertising a data rate limit across a wide area network (WAN) from a first node, measuring the rate of data received at a WAN interface of the first node, and, if the measured rate of data received at the WAN interface of the first node exceeds a maximum threshold, advertising a reduced data rate limit across the WAN, and, if the measured rate of data received at the WAN interface of the first node is below a minimum threshold, advertising an increased data rate limit across the WAN.
Claims20
A method for shaping traffic across a wide area network, the method comprising:
- advertising a data rate limit across a wide area network (WAN) from a first node;
- measuring the rate of data received at a WAN interface of the first node;
- and
- if the measured rate of data received at the WAN interface of the first node exceeds a maximum threshold, advertising a reduced data rate limit across the WAN;
- and
- if the measured rate of data received at the WAN interface of the first node is below a minimum threshold, advertising an increased data rate limit across the WAN.
A computing device for shaping traffic across a wide area network, the computing device comprising a memory and processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising:
- advertising a data rate limit across a wide area network (WAN) from a first node;
- measuring the rate of data received at a WAN interface of the first node;
- and
- if the measured rate of data received at the WAN interface of the first node exceeds a maximum threshold, advertising a reduced data rate limit across the WAN;
- and
- if the measured rate of data received at the WAN interface of the first node is below a minimum threshold, advertising an increased data rate limit across the WAN.
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