System, device and method for scheduling information processing with load-balancing
US7397762B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2441
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Packets are spread among a number of packet processors with load-balancing. The incoming packets are logically divided into a number of packet flows, where the number of packet flows is greater than the number of packet processors. Each packet flow is assigned to a particular packet processor. When a packet is received, the packet flow for the packet is determined, and the packet is queued for the packet processor associated with the flow based upon a predetermined queuing scheme. The mapping of packet flows to packet processors is not fixed, but rather is dynamically updated based upon the amount of data associated with each packet flow and each packet processor.
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