Methods and systems for aggregating ethernet communications
US7933298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M11/062
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for aggregating Ethernet communications are disclosed. A disclosed apparatus includes a first Ethernet port to communicate with a second Ethernet port of a first device, a third Ethernet port to communicate with a fourth Ethernet port of a second device, a fifth Ethernet port to receive Ethernet frames, and a switching portion to direct nth ones of the frames to a first queue associated with the second port, direct n−1 frames preceding each of the nth ones of the frames to a second queue associated with the fourth port, and select a value of n based on a ratio of a first non-zero data rate of the first device for a first communication link in a first direction and a second non-zero data rate of the second device for a second communication link in the first direction, and based on a remaining capacity of the first queue.
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