Maximize network capacity policy with heavy-tailed traffic
US10237194B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network element (NE) comprising a receiver configured to receive packets from a plurality of flows, and a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to perform classification on the plurality of flows according to arrivals of the packets to classify the plurality of flows into a heavy-tailed (HT) class and a light-tailed (LT) class assign scheduling weights to the plurality of flows according to the classification, and select a scheduling policy to forward the packets of the plurality of flows according to the scheduling weights.
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