TRAFFIC POLICING IN BROADBAND NETWORKS

摘要

A method is disclosed for traffic policing in packet-based, broadband networks, such as ATM networks. The method comprises the steps of monitoring the arrival of incoming cells, and advancing a reference clock on a step of I if an arrival is late but not later than I, where I is an increment, and if an arrival is later than I assuming a new busy period and setting the reference clock at the arrival time.