Packet switch for providing a minimum cell rate guarantee
US6859432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5681
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A packet switch includes a memory unit for storing a flag for indicating a state of existence of a packet in a buffer memory, a peak cell rate packet interval value for restricting a read-out rate to a peak cell rate or under, and a minimum cell rate counter initial value expressed as a minimum cell rate in a way of making these parameters corresponding to every connection, a peak cell rate counter unit decremented by a predetermined value at every packet read-out timing with the peak cell rate packet interval value serving as an initial value, a minimum cell rate counter unit for retaining a value of a corresponding connection, which is decremented by a predetermined value each time the packet is read out of the buffer memory, and a read-out control unit for setting as a read-out target the packet corresponding to a connection exhibiting a maximum value of product of the maximum cell rate packet interval value and a value retained in the minimum cell rate counter unit at the packet read-out timing.
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