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Token Bucket

Token bucket is a simple and elegant algorithm for traffic shaping and rate limiting. A virtual bucket accumulates tokens at a fixed rate (the committed information rate). Incoming packets consume tokens (one token per byte); packets are transmitted only if sufficient tokens are available. If the bucket is full, excess tokens are discarded (no carry-over). Token bucket bounds peak rate and allows controlled bursts, making it ideal for traffic management in networks.

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Token Bucket Rate Limiting Algorithm
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / telecommunications
  • Turner, J. S. (1986). New directions in communications (or which way to the information age?). IEEE Communications Magazine, 24(10), 8-15. · URL
  • Heinanen, J., Guerin, R., & May, A. (1999). A Single Rate Three Color Marker. RFC 2697. · URL
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Same method familyCSMA/CAmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyDiffServmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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