Method and apparatus for traffic shaping for IP router queues/egress
US6836475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/564
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shaper 201 and a scheduler 203 are combined to determine a target tree 203 and insert 207 a tag into a data structure, wherein the tag is associated with a packet that has reached the head of line (HOL) of a queue in a packet router. A tag may become an eligible tag and be placed in a set of tags to be searched. Such tags are searched for the smallest tag. A packet associated with the smallest tag is transmitted if the output link is available.
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