Communications cell scheduler and scheduling method for providing periodic activities
US6041060A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5679
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication cell scheduler and scheduling method are provided to efficiently provide periodic activities and predetermined events. A timer descriptor is enqueued to a cell scheduler timing wheel. A timer expiration for the timer descriptor is identified and an address for a DMA descriptor is fetched from the timer descriptor. Then the DMA descriptor is enqueued to a DMA engine to execute the DMA descriptor.
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