Apparatus and method for packet forwarding with quality of service and rate control
US7440405B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for forwarding data packets with quality of service and rate control. A plurality of data packets are received from a plurality of sources. The header information of each data packet is extracted and compared against a plurality of tables, and then new header information is assembled based upon the comparison results. The data packets have their headers replaced by the new header information on the fly before being sent to their destinations, or the new header information may be dropped if certain conditions are met.
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