Patent ID: 9641440
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method for transmitting data in an IP network, comprising: obtaining, by a processor included in a network node, a peak information rate (PIR) of the network node, wherein the network node comprises a computer in the IP network; splitting, by the processor, the PIR into a first rate and a second rate, wherein a sum of the first rate and the second rate is equal to the PIR, wherein splitting the PIR into the first rate and the second rate comprises: obtaining, by the processor, according to the first rate, a first number of tokens to be added to a first period; obtaining, by the processor, according to the second rate, a second number of tokens to be added to a second period; adding, by the processor, the first number of tokens to the first period; adding, by the processor, the second number of tokens to the second period; and transmitting, by a network interface included in the network node, data in the IP network based on the first period and the second period.