Apparatus and method of controlled delay packet forwarding
US7590061B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/564
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method are described for forwarding of packets with controlled delay. In one embodiment, the invention includes controlled delay queuing logic to hold a packet in a first class for a queuing time of at least a controlled delay value, and scheduling logic to determine whether to delay transmission of a packet in a second class to allow the transmission of the packet in the first class when the queuing time reaches the controlled delay value.
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