Allocation of asymmetric priority to traffic flow in network switches
US6782428B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13389
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Controlling the allocation of priority for data packets within a multi-port switch includes detecting the commencement of an HTTP message; enabling the storage of an identification of the source port on which that message was received by the switch; finding correspondence between destination data of packets and the said source port; and adjusting a priority allotted to said packets in response to the correspondence. The adjustment of priority preferably increases the priority of packets forwarded to said the port relative to priority allotted packets received at the source port and thereby allots asymmetric priority to traffic between a server and a client.
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