Measuring traffic utilization

US9065737B1 · US · B1

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Publication numberUS-9065737-B1
Application numberUS-201213628889-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB1
Filing dateSep 27, 2012
Priority dateSep 27, 2012
Publication dateJun 23, 2015
Grant dateJun 23, 2015

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Systems, methods, and computer storage media for measuring traffic utilization are provided. The method includes timing predetermined time intervals that are relatively small to provide for real-time monitoring of a system. A count of the bytes received is identified in order to monitor a number of bytes received within the predetermined time interval. When the number of bytes received exceeds a predetermined threshold, a larger time interval is captured such that the system can identify how many times the number of bytes received exceeded the predetermined threshold within the larger time interval. When the number of bytes received exceeds the predetermined threshold a number of times greater than a violation threshold, an alarm is generated. This allows a system to monitor high frequency violations. Also, the counts for each time interval are continuously zeroed out after the time interval expires, thus, eliminating a need for calculations.

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What is claimed is: 1. One or more non-transitory computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for measuring traffic utilization, the method comprising: initiating a first timer to begin timing a first configurable time interval; receiving a frame comprising a plurality of bytes during the first configurable time interval timed by the first timer; identifying a count of bytes that indicates a number of by…

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What does patent US9065737B1 cover?
Systems, methods, and computer storage media for measuring traffic utilization are provided. The method includes timing predetermined time intervals that are relatively small to provide for real-time monitoring of a system. A count of the bytes received is identified in order to monitor a number of bytes received within the predetermined time interval. When the number of bytes received exceeds …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sprint Communications Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L43/0876. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 23 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).