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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a network node comprising: a memory, including one or more memory entries associated with a meter; a sensor adapted to detect a discrepancy between an allocated bandwidth allocated to the meter and a data bandwidth measured by the meter, the allocated bandwidth being a portion of a total allocated bandwidth allocated to a plurality of meters, and the discrepancy being that the allocated bandwidth compared to the data bandwidth is one of: excessive or insufficient; and a generator, wherein the generator is adapted, upon the sensor detecting that the allocated bandwidth is excessive, to generate a message indicative of at least part of the allocated bandwidth being released from the meter, and wherein the generator is further adapted, upon the sensor detecting that the allocated bandwidth is insufficient, to generate a message indicative of a request for an allocation of additional bandwidth to the meter.