Patent ID: 7952999
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, via one or more servers associated with a virtual system, packets at the virtual system; obtaining, by the one or more servers, a packet drop rate, a processor utilization rate, and a target processor utilization rate associated with the virtual system during a time period, where the processor utilization rate and the target processor utilization rate are related to a sum of a number of processor cycles, during the time period, of each at least one processor in each of a plurality of data planes associated with the virtual system; determining, via the one or more servers, a target packet drop rate for the virtual system for a subsequent time period, where the target packet drop rate is based on the packet drop rate, the processor utilization rate, and the target processor utilization rate; and dropping, via the one or more servers and during the subsequent time period, a portion of the received packets at the virtual system based on the target packet drop rate.