Method and system for quality-of-service based data forwarding in a data-over-cable system
US6442158B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/24
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for forwarding data-packets in a data-over-cable system, is provided. The data-packets received by the head-end of the data-over-cable system are sorted according to the Quality-of-Service identifiers assigned to the destination for the respective data-packets. The sorted data-packets are forwarded subsequently in accordance with the Quality-of-Service settings corresponding to their respective Quality-of-Service identifiers. Data-packets that cannot be transmitted in accordance with their respective Quality-of-Service identifiers are cached for transmission at a later time point.
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