Method for packet scheduling using multiple packet schedulers
US10164726B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/6265
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method comprising: receiving, by a first network packet scheduler, from each other network packet scheduler of a plurality of network packet schedulers, a virtual packet for each traffic class of a plurality of traffic classes defining relative transmission priority of network packets; receiving, by the first network packet scheduler, a network packet of a first traffic class of the plurality of traffic classes; transmitting, by the first network packet scheduler, each virtual packet into a virtual connection of a plurality of virtual connections created for each traffic class; scheduling, by the first network packet scheduler, a network packet or a virtual packet as a next packet in a buffer for transmission; determining, by the first network packet scheduler, that the next packet in the buffer is a virtual packet; and discarding, by the first network packet scheduler, the virtual packet, responsive to the determination that the next packet in the buffer is a virtual packet.
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