Predictive congestion management in a data communications switch using traffic and system statistics
US7480304B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/354
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for performing congestion management in a switch or router is disclosed. The apparatus acquires and or generates performance metrics for a plurality of switching module coupled via a switching fabric, generates a performance index based on the attributes from the switching modules, and allocates switching fabric bandwidth based on a weighted combination of the performance metrics. The performance metrics may include past and presents values of some attributes as well as predicted values.
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