Scheduling network traffic using multiple logical schedule tables
US7114000B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2019 |
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- 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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