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Prioritization of network traffic

US7764709B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

17Claims

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Inventors

Hieu Tran · Portland, US
Dinesh Kumar · Beaverton, US
Kiran Patil · Portland, US
Linden Cornett · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 2004
Grant date	Jul 27, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L47/2475
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plurality of packets associated with a plurality of protocols are received, wherein the plurality of packets are to be processed by a plurality of processors. Packets associated with a first protocol are sent to be processed by at least one of the plurality of processors before sending packets associated with a second protocol to be processed, in response to determining that the packets associated with the first protocol have a higher priority for processing than the packets associated with the first protocol.

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