Patent ID: 8693328

Claim:
A system for monitoring and modifying the behavior of a plurality of distributed shapers, said system comprising: a server; said server in communication with a plurality of clients on a plurality of traffic processing devices, each client comprising at least a portion of a shaper of said plurality of distributed shapers, wherein said server is configured to receive statistics related to said datagram traffic from said clients and to retain the same; and said server is configured to utilize said statistics to send commands to said clients to modify the behavior of said plurality of distributed shapers, wherein the commands comprise at least two new parameters for the plurality of shapers selected from the group consisting of a new maximum rate, a new rate, and a new weight, and wherein the behavior of the plurality of distributed shapers is further modified based on at least one shaping scheme and the behavior of the plurality of distributed shapers is coordinated such that the plurality of distributed shapers collectively shape traffic to a desired rate.