Patent ID: 9407525
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
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, wherein the first configurable time interval is periodic; 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 bytes within the plurality of bytes that was received during the first configurable time interval; identifying that the first configurable time interval has expired; determining whether the count of bytes exceeds a predetermined threshold; clearing the count of bytes; when the count of bytes exceeds the predetermined threshold, then initiating a second timer to begin timing a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is greater than the first configurable time interval; for each occurrence of the first configurable time interval during the second time interval, determining whether the count of bytes exceeds the predetermined threshold; generating a violation count that indicates a number of times the count of bytes exceeded the predetermined threshold during the second time interval; and when the violation count exceeds a violation threshold, then generating an alarm.