High-performance quality-of-service packet scheduling for multiple packet processing engines
US10084711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/628
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is provided for optimizing network traffic. The system includes a packet engine of a plurality of packet engines configured to acquire a data packet, to store the data packet in a queue, and to provide a request including a packet token representing the data packet, information regarding the size of the data packet, and a connection token. The system also includes a packet scheduler configured to receive the request; schedule the data packet using the connection token and the information regarding the size of the data packet; and provide the packet token and a notification to the packet engine for allowing the packet engine for transmitting the data packet.
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