System and method for traffic shaping packet-based signals
US6661774B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/568
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of scheduling transmission of a plurality of cells of a first signal packet associated with a first virtual channel address using a scheduling ring having a plurality of slots and pointer operable to indicate a current slot includes advancing the pointer to a slot associated with the first virtual channel address, initiating transmission of a previously scheduled first cell associated with the first virtual channel address, rescheduling transmission of a previously unscheduled second cell associated with the first virtual channel address for transmission at a later time, and advancing the pointer to the next slot.
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