Accounting for link utilization in scheduling and billing
US7352751B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1432
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring data in a telecommunications network. The apparatus includes a memory in which a packet memory length is stored. The apparatus includes a mechanism for determining a link length for the packet that will be sent into the network based on the memory length and at least one parameter, where the link length correctly corresponds to the packet's physical line bandwidth usage in the network. The apparatus includes a mechanism for sending the packet having the link length to the network. A method for transferring data in a telecommunications network. The method includes the steps of storing in a memory a memory length of a packet. There is the step of determining a link length for the packet that will be sent into the network based on the memory length and at least one parameter, where the link length correctly corresponds to the packet's physical line bandwidth usage in the network There is the step of sending the packet having the link length to the network.
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