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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2015
Marvell Israel (M.i.s.l) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Amir Roitshtein, Holon, IL;
Carmi Arad, Nofit, IL;
Gil Levy, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Rami Zemach, Givat Shapira, IL;
Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for counting packets and bytes in a distributed packet-switched system. The method includes receiving a packet stream having at least one packet flow at a device of a packet-switched system having a plurality of distributed devices, statistically determining whether to update a designated device based on receipt of a packet belonging to the packet flow, and transmitting packet counting information to the designated device based on the statistical determination, where the designated device counts packets of the packet flow based on the packet counting information.