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Method and apparatus for flexible egress traffic queuing

US6707824B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 1999
Grant dateMar 16, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/90
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for enabling flexible egress traffic queuing. A queue selection word is generated and a data queue is monitored for data. An output mask word is generated associating the data queue to an output channel and a priority value if the data queue contains data. The output channel is processed according to the queue selection word and the output mask word.

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