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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2015
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Paul M. Curtis, Burlington, MA (US);
Michael A. Tsukernik, Burlington, MA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device may store a data structure containing entries and times associated with the entries. The device may determine a fullness level associated with the data structure. The device may determine an expiration threshold based on the fullness level of the data structure. The device may identify a first group of entries, of the entries in the data structure, based on times associated with the first group of entries satisfying the expiration threshold. The device may remove the first group of entries from the data structure. The device may randomly select, based on a probability associated with the fullness level, a second group of entries of the entries in the data structure. The device may remove the second group of entries from the data structure.