A method is provided that includes setting a first oversubscription factor of a control plane for an interface, measuring forwarding plane utilization on the interface, and calculating a second oversubscription factor of the control plane for the interface using the measured forwarding plane utilization...http://www.google.se/patents/US7990856?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7990856 - Method and apparatus for reflecting forwarding plane utilization in control plane
