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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Paul Zipperer, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew Bruce Dickinson, Seattle, WA (US);
Kirk Arlo Petersen, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/38 (2013.01); H04L 45/32 (2013.01); H04L 63/1458 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for rate limiting network traffic are provided. A plurality of network devices may receive network traffic and route the network traffic to a destination. Rate limits may be imposed on the output rate of the plurality of network devices. The rate limits may be adjusted as the flow of the network traffic changes.