Providing different quality of services (QOS) to different point-to-point sessions
US6901079B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An aggregation device providing different QOS to different point-to-point sessions. Multiple virtual circuits, each to provide different QOS, may be provisioned. The aggregation device may be configured to indicate the desired QOS for each point-to-point session and the data related to each point-to-point session may be assigned to a virtual circuit providing the closest matching QOS. Alternatively, a service provider may statically specify the specific virtual circuit on which the data related to a specific point-to-point session is to be transmitted. Each point-to-point session receives a QOS provided by the assigned virtual circuit. As the content of each datagram received on a point-to-point session may not need to be examined for the purpose of assignment to a virtual circuit, an aggregation device may forward datagrams quickly.
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