System and a method for maintaining quality of service through a congested network
US8009569B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In flow control, such as in Ethernet communication, the data is divided into queues of different priorities so that, when transmission is enabled, quality of service may be provided by first transmitting data of high priority. A networking element, such as a switch, a router, a bridge or a MAC, is adapted to transfer flow control information without awaiting its own buffer to fill. This reduces latency and facilitates the providing of networking elements without buffers.
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