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Method and apparatus for an output packet organizer

US6934250B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 1999
Grant dateAug 23, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13348
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is described having an output packet organizer that has a first location and a plurality of second locations. The first and second locations correspond to the priority of a packet, where the first location has higher priority than the second locations. The output packet organizer has a third location. The third location has a higher priority than the first location. The first and third locations are coupled to a scheduler that serves the first and third locations. The second locations coupled to the scheduler through a round robin pointer.

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