Queuing methods and apparatus in a network device
US10021035B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of physical queues, in a memory of a network device, are logically coupled to define a logical queue. Packets are received by the network device, and respective data units associated with the packets are distributed to the plurality of physical queues for storage according to a predetermined scheme i) to alternate among the plurality of physical queues, and ii) to maintain an order of data units stored in the logical queue. The data units are retrieved from the plurality of physical queues according to the predetermined scheme i) to alternate among the plurality of physical queues, and ii) to maintain the order of the data units.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.