A SECOND-ORDER LEAKY BUCKET DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN CELL RELAY NETWORKS

摘要

A traffic management policing device (TMPD) (600) and method (TMPM) (700) mo nitor and substantially enforce a sustainable cell rate (SCR) and burst tolerance (BT) in a cell relay network utilizing a seco nd-order leaky bucket system in conjunction with a peak cell rate (PCR) leaky bucket, thus substantially providing a predetermined qualit y of service.