Management of an over-subscribed shared buffer
US10050896B2 · kind B2 · utility
42Cited by
5References
52Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of managing a buffer (or buffer memory) includes utilizing one or more shared pool buffers, one or more port/priority buffers and a global multicast pool. When packets are received, a shared pool buffer is utilized; however, if a packet does not fit in the shared pool buffer, then the appropriate port/priority buffer is used. If the packet is a multicast packet, then the global multicast pool is utilized for copies of the packet.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.