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INGRESS RATE LIMITING

  • US 20120163175A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2010
  • Published: 06/28/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network device comprising:

  • a controller configured to detect data traffic received at an ingress port of the controller exceeding a pre-specified rate threshold, wherein the pre-specified rate threshold is less than a data traffic capacity of the controller and the controller is further configured to relay a signal to a source of the data flow to reduce its data output to a destination of the data flow, responsive to detecting the data traffic received at the ingress port of the controller exceeding the pre-specified rate threshold.

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