Method and apparatus for flexible egress traffic queuing
US6707824B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2019 |
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- 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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