Patent ID: 11956136
Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 1:
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving, by the network element, a second data packet including a second header;
calculating a second hash value from a plurality of second parameters of the second header of the second data packet;
obtaining the count using the second hash value calculated for the second data packet;
incrementing the count;
determining whether the count has reached a second counter trigger; and
in response to determining that the count has reached a second counter trigger:
generating a second telemetry flow report for measuring the traffic flow rate, wherein the second telemetry flow report includes the count and the second hash value calculated for the second data packet, and
forwarding the second telemetry flow report to the collector.