ByteDance SYS Tech
Mar 23, 2023 · Backend Development
From Token Buckets to Carousel: Solving Rate Limiter Challenges in High‑Performance Networks
This article reviews the fundamentals of token‑bucket rate limiters, identifies precision, cascading compensation, and TCP‑loss sensitivity issues, and details two major improvements—port‑loan backpressure and the Carousel algorithm—while outlining future directions for more reliable network traffic shaping.
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