Dealing With Contention medium
In rate limiting, how does the 'Leaky Bucket' algorithm behave?
- A It drops requests randomly.
- B It allows bursts up to full capacity.
- C It processes requests at a constant, fixed rate (like water leaking from a hole), smoothing out bursts.
- D It increases capacity dynamically.
Answer: C. It processes requests at a constant, fixed rate (like water leaking from a hole), smoothing out bursts.
Good for smoothing traffic to a slow consumer. Token Bucket (C) allows bursts.
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