Differentiated services for a network processor
US7349403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/623
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A differentiated services device is described. In one embodiment, the differentiated services device includes: a traffic metering unit to indicate whether an information element in a flow conforms to a peak rate and a committed rate; a storage congestion metering unit to determine whether the information element should be accepted or discarded; and a marking unit to mark the information element with one of a plurality of mark values, wherein the marking unit is coupled to the traffic metering unit and the storage congestion metering unit. Also, a method of marking an information element in a flow is described. In one embodiment, the method includes: indicating whether the information element in the flow conforms to a peak rate and a committed rate; determining whether the information element should be accepted or discarded; and marking the information element with one of a plurality of mark values.
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