Method and apparatus for distributed bandwidth allocation for a bi-directional ring media with spatial and local reuse
US6314110A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/433
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for locally determining a fair allocated bandwidth for a network node configured to send and receive packets in an upstream direction and a downstream direction is disclosed. A local allocated bandwidth is allocated for locally generated network packets sent in the downstream direction. A minimum downstream available network bandwidth is determined from information received in the upstream direction. The local allocated bandwidth is adjusted based on the minimum downstream available network bandwidth and the local allocated bandwidth is used to govern whether a class of locally generated network packets are sent in the downstream direction.
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