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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Francois Labonte, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
ARISTA NETWORKS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/20 (2022.01); H04L 47/25 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/20 (2013.01); H04L 47/25 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure automatically set a maximum burst size in a policer to optimize the flow of traffic in a network. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a policer rate set by a first policy, a maximum rate corresponding to one or more communications channels, and maximum burst time for performing at data burst. A maximum burst size is determined automatically based on the received policer rate, maximum rate, and maximum burst time. A policer in a network device is configured to limit traffic received at the one or more communications channels based on the maximum burst size.