Quality of service functions implemented in input interface circuit interface devices in computer network hardware
US6870811B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/129
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The decision to discard or forward a packet is made by a flow control mechanism, upstream from the forwarding engine in the node of a communication network. The forwarding engine includes a switch with mechanism to detect congestion in the switch and return a binary signal B indicating congestion or no congestion. The flow control mechanism uses B and other network related information to generate a probability transmission table against which received packets are tested to determine proactively whether a packet is to be discarded or forwarded.
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