Method and apparatus for scheduling upsteam data packets in a broadband communication system
US7016376B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for scheduling upstream data packets in a communication system is described. The present inventive method obtains a priority value (PV) for an upstream data packet and compares (using hardware registers) the PV of a queued upstream data packet to a current system timer. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the current system timer comprises the current clock time of the communication system. When a PV equals the current system timer, the method transmits the upstream data packet associated with the PV to the CMTS via the upstream transmission path.
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