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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Marvell Israel (M.i.s.l) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
MARVELL ISRAEL (M.I.S.L.) LTD., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A distributed network device and method for policing a flow of traffic in the chassis switch in communication networks. The distributed network device incudes a first processor configured to perform an egress processing operation on data packets received from a plurality second processor units in the distributed network switch, the data packets being destined for a receiving device coupled to the distributed network switch. Further, the distributed network device includes a metering unit associated with the first processor, the meting unit configured to meter a flow of the data packets to the receiving device and output a metering result. Also, the distributed network device includes a message generator configured to communicate to the plurality of second processors in the distributed network device a notification message indicative of the metering result.