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Method and apparatus for shared shaping

US7835279B1 · kind B1 · utility

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6References

20Claims

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Assignee

Juniper Networks, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas Lemaire · Acton, US
John C. Carney · Bedford, US
Paul J. Giacobbe · Townsend, US
Michael E. Lipman · Harvard, US
Ryan T. Ross · Westford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 27, 2008
Grant date	Nov 16, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/5679
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a network device for sharing bandwidth among a group of classes of traffic for an interface are provided. Bandwidth may be allocated to at least one traffic class of a first priority for the interface. At least some unused bandwidth of the at least one traffic class may be allocated to at least one other traffic class of a second priority for the interface. In some implementations, weighted constituents may be allocated unused interface bandwidth based on an assigned weight of each of the weighted constituents of the interface.

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