Bandwidth monitoring method and its device
US7340529B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5651
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bandwidth monitoring device for use in a network for transferring priority packets in preference to non priority packets as far as the amount of the priority packets is within a contract bandwidth established between a network user and a network operator, comprising a bandwidth check result decision unit for detecting whether the bandwidth of the priority packets is less than the contract bandwidth, and a DSCP decision unit for determining that a non priority packet may be transferred as a priority packet when the bandwidth of the priority packets is less than the contract bandwidth thereby to sufficiently use the contract bandwidth.
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