Le jeu 31/10/2002 =E0 15:27, Robert P. J. Day a =E9crit : > 1) how many packets can i accept in an initial burst if they just > come flooding in? i assumed 5, you contend 8. (IOW, i assumed > that i have just 5 tokens to start with, you seem to think that > it's 5 + 3 =3D 8. so which is it? I assumed this, but I've just finished doing some testings and I must admit you're right. Burst represent your initial amount of tokens. So 5. > 2) regardless of the traffic, how frequently and by how much does my > token bucket get refilled? it could be adding 3 every hour, or > it could be more uniform and be adding an extra token every > 20 minutes. (the latter would produce a more uniform packet > acceptance behavior. the average would, of course, turn out to > be the same, but the distribution would look different.) Well, I am no sure of anything about this match anymore, so I will let some developper answer ;))) --=20 C=E9dric Blancher <blancher@cartel-securite.fr> Consultant en s=E9curit=E9 des syst=E8mes et r=E9seaux - Cartel S=E9curi= t=E9 T=E9l: +33 (0)1 44 06 97 87 - Fax: +33 (0)1 44 06 97 99 PGP KeyID:157E98EE FingerPrint:FA62226DA9E72FA8AECAA240008B480E157E98EE
