Patent ID: 8631149
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for throttling by an intermediary a rate of requests for an object, the intermediary receiving requests between a client and a server, the method comprising: a) receiving, by an intermediary; a request from a client for an object of a server, the request identifying the object; b) identifying, by the intermediary, a policy for an object type corresponding to the object identified by the request, the policy specifying a mode of throttling of a plurality of modes of throttling, a rate threshold and a period of time for the rate threshold; c) determining, by a rate throttler of the intermediary, whether the request for the object exceeds the rate threshold for the period of time based on the mode of throttling of the policy for that object type; and d) one of allowing or blocking, by the rate throttler, the request for the object responsive to the determination.