Message Pacing Management Systems and Methods

A non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

• receiving or generating, at a first device of devices in a network, a message to be sent to a second device of the devices in the network;
• determining, by the first device, when to send the message to the second device based at least in part on:
• a first pacing requirement which limits messages that can be sent by the first device to first hop neighbors of the first device to a first number of messages per first unit of time;
• and
• a second pacing requirement which limits messages that can be sent to each branch in the network to a second number of messages per second unit of time;
• and
• sending the message to the second device based at least in part on the first pacing requirement and the second pacing requirement.

A method of pacing messages in a network of devices, the method comprising:

• receiving or generating a message to be sent to a device of the devices in the network;
• determining when to send the message to the device based at least in part on:
• a rule that a single message is permitted to be in flight to any given neighbor device of the devices within the network at a time;
• an aggregate pacing requirement which limits messages that can be sent to first hop neighbor devices of the devices within the network to a first number of messages per first unit of time;
• and
• an individual pacing requirement which limits messages that can be sent to individual neighbor devices of the devices within the network to a second number of messages per second unit of time;
• and
• sending the message to the device based at least in part on the rule, the aggregate pacing requirement, and the individual pacing requirement.

A metering device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the metering device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving or generating a message to be sent to a device of devices in a network;
• determining when to send the message to the device based at least in part on:
• an aggregate pacing requirement which limits messages that can be sent to first hop neighbor devices of the devices within the network to a first number of messages per first unit of time;
• and
• an individual pacing requirement which limits messages that can be sent to individual neighbor devices of the devices within the network to a second number of messages per second unit of time;
• and
• sending the message to the device based at least in part on the aggregate pacing requirement and the individual pacing requirement.