System, device and method for expediting control flow in a communication system
US6680934B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, device, and method for expediting control flow in a communication system involves establishing a separate control channel for high priority control messages between two network nodes and exchanging high priority control messages over the control channel. The control channel may be a physical or virtual channel. Within a particular network node, a separate high priority queue is used for transferring high priority control messages between a control plane and a forwarding plane.
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