Inventors:
Shujin Zhang - San Carlos CA, US
Tianji Jiang - Fremont CA, US
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
G06F 15/173
US Classification:
709234, 709223, 709224, 709226, 370230, 370401, 715736
Abstract:
A host object representing a user, a service object representing a service, and a connection object linking the two may be utilized in order to provide Quality of Service (QoS). The host object and/or connection object may contain a provisioning scheme defining a limit on traffic, which can be provided through either a local or remote programming mechanism. When traffic flows through the host object and/or connection object, the appropriate provisioning scheme is utilized to determine which packets to discard.