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Training Camp • Cybersecurity Glossary
A Token Bucket is a traffic policing mechanism in networking used to control the rate of data transmission by regulating the amount of data tokens available for sending based on a predefined rate.
Token Bucket Definition: A Token Bucket is a traffic policing mechanism in networking used to control the rate of data transmission by regulating the amount of data tokens available for sending based on a predefined rate.
Token Bucket is a traffic policing mechanism used in network management to control the flow of data packets. It works by storing a limited number of tokens in a bucket, with each token representing permission to transmit a packet. When a packet is to be sent, it must "spend" a token. If there are no tokens available, the packet is either delayed or discarded. The bucket refills at a constant rate, ensuring a regulated flow of packets and preventing network congestion or abuse.
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