Providing source fairness on congested queues using random noise
US10439952B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device receives a packet at a port from among a number of ports. A queue threshold is randomly adjusted for a queue having an output buffer to which the packet is stored. When a fullness of the queue exceeds the adjusted queue threshold, at a time when the packet is to be enqueued into the queue, an action is performed. The action includes either dropping the received packet, or flow-controlling the port at which the packet is received.
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