METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING PROTOCOL POLICING
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1. A method for policing packets associated with a control plane protocol, the method comprising:
- instantiating a protocol-based policer comprising at least two policers configured to control respective parameters of a traffic flow associated with the control plane protocol, each of said policers configured for packet level policing of its respective traffic flow;
monitoring traffic associated with the control plane protocol; and
in response to said monitoring, adapting the operation of at least one of the policers configured to control respective parameters of the traffic flow associated with the control plane protocol.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus providing policing of control plane protocols such as in computer network routing or switching devices.
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1. A method for policing packets associated with a control plane protocol, the method comprising:
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instantiating a protocol-based policer comprising at least two policers configured to control respective parameters of a traffic flow associated with the control plane protocol, each of said policers configured for packet level policing of its respective traffic flow; monitoring traffic associated with the control plane protocol; and in response to said monitoring, adapting the operation of at least one of the policers configured to control respective parameters of the traffic flow associated with the control plane protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for policing packets associated with a control plane protocol, the method comprising:
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a protocol-based policer comprising at least two policers configured to control respective parameters of a traffic flow associated with the control plane protocol, each of said policers configured for packet level policing of its respective traffic flow; and a control plane protocol monitor in communication with the protocol-based policer; wherein, in response to a signal from the control plane protocol monitor, the protocol-based policer responsively adapts the operation of at least one of the policers configured to control respective parameters of the traffic flow associated with the control plane protocol.
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19. A computer readable medium including software instructions which, when executed by a processes, performs a method for policing packets associated with a control plane protocol, the method comprising:
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instantiating a protocol-based policer comprising at least two policers configured to control respective parameters of a traffic flow associated with the control plane protocol, each of said policers configured for packet level policing of its respective traffic flow; monitoring traffic associated with the control plane protocol; and in response to said monitoring, adapting the operation of at least one of the policers configured to control respective parameters of the traffic flow associated with the control plane protocol.
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20. A computer program product, wherein a computer is operative to process software instructions which adapt the operation of the computer such that computer performs a method for policing packets associated with a control plane protocol, the method comprising:
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instantiating a protocol-based policer comprising at least two policers configured to control respective parameters of a traffic flow associated with the control plane protocol, each of said policers configured for packet level policing of its respective traffic flow; monitoring traffic associated with the control plane protocol; and in response to said monitoring, adapting the operation of at least one of the policers configured to control respective parameters of the traffic flow associated with the control plane protocol.
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