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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
Estinet Technologies Inc., Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Che Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Chien-Hsin Chen, Tainan, TW;
ESTINET TECHNOLOGIES INC., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The disclosure is related to a bandwidth management method performed in a network switch and a network system. In the method, a total bandwidth usage is firstly metered, and it is determined if the total bandwidth usage reaches a threshold for triggering a flow-limit process. This threshold acts as a bandwidth-usage threshold obtained by multiplying a total bandwidth by a meter-triggering threshold. The flow-limit process is triggered if the total bandwidth usage reaches the threshold; otherwise, the system will not intervene with the usage of bandwidth if the total bandwidth usage does not reach the threshold. In the flow-limit process, the class of a user is identified. Guaranteed bandwidth is provided for a prioritized user. A normal user will be restricted to using the bandwidth aside from the guaranteed bandwidth. The bandwidth provided for the normal user may exceed the available bandwidth based on an adjustable system parameter.