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Minimum processor instruction for implementing weighted fair queuing and other priority queuing

US7725513B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 2004
Grant dateMay 25, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2207/226
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides techniques for efficiently determining a minimum or maximum of a plurality of values and the index of the minimum using registers of a processor. The present invention also provides for various processor instructions for determining the minimum/maximum and index of two or more values. The present invention finds particular benefit in implementing heaps and in systems utilizing Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ).

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