Fair share bandwidth allocation algorithm and device
US6385168B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5682
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and algorithm for fairly allocating available bandwidth between contending connections at a contention point in a data network. The allocation is based on global queue size at the contention point and a weighted value assigned to the data traffic. The device and algorithm find particular application in an ATM network which supports the available bit rate (ABR) service category.
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