Queue sharing with fair rate guarantee
US7792131B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, separate rate meters are maintained for each flow enqueued an increased at a target rate while a packet from the flow occupies the head of a shared transmit queue. The meter value is decreased by the packet length when a packet in enqueued or dropped. The next packet that occupies the head of the shared transmit queue is dropped if the meter value corresponding to the flow is greater than a threshold.
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