Centralized bandwidth management method and apparatus
US7746777B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for granting guaranteed bandwidth between one or more data transmission priority requesting sources and one or more resources upon request. Data sources that do not request an assigned bandwidth are served on a “best efforts” basis. The system allows additional bandwidth to priority requesting sources when it is determined that the resource and/or the communication path to the resource is under-utilized. The system further allows the granted bandwidth to be shared by more than one source in a multiprocessor system.
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