Patent ID: 11902136
Assignee: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A network device comprising:
memory configured to store a plurality of sampling rates;
a communication unit configured to transmit signals and receive samples of data flows; and
processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the memory and the communication unit, the processing circuitry being configured to:
receive first information about flows from another network device measured at a first rate;
determine a first number of flows based on the first information;
receive second information about flows from the network device measured at a second rate, wherein the first rate is higher than the second rate;
determine a second number of flows based on the second information, wherein the first number of flows is higher than the second number of flows;
determine a third rate based on the first number of flows and the second number of flows, wherein the third rate is higher than the second rate;
control the communication unit to transmit a signal indicative of the third rate to the another network device; and
receive third information about flows from the network device measured at the third rate.