Communications methods and gigabit ethernet communications adapter providing quality of service and receiver connection speed differentiation
US6498782B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/40032
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and Gigabit Ethernet communications adapter are provided for implementing communications in a communications network. A transmission queue is defined of data to be transmitted. A transmission rate is set for the transmission queue. Data to be transmitted are enqueued on the transmission queue. The transmission queue can be subdivided into multiple priority queues, for example, using time wheels, and a transmission rate is set for each transmission queue.
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