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Scheduling network traffic using multiple logical schedule tables

US7114000B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 1999
Grant dateSep 26, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/5652
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are described for scheduling traffic in a network. The method comprises (a) dividing a hardware schedule table into N logical schedule tables which are separated by table delimiters; and (b) assigning an identifier corresponding to a connection in the network in a scheduling table which is one of the N logical schedule tables.

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