Patent · US Active

Dynamically allocating channel bandwidth between interfaces

US8160098B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Anlu Yan · Acton, US
Tong Liu · San Diego, US
Chad Mikkelson · Cambridge, US
Aimin Ding · Boxborough, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 14, 2009
Grant date	Apr 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 22, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L47/822
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one example, a bandwidth allocation device allocates physical channel bandwidth between local interfaces. Thereafter, at a polling time, the bandwidth allocation device determines whether there is communication activity between each local interface and the physical channel. The bandwidth allocation device can then dynamically reallocate the physical channel bandwidth at the polling time according to the communication activity determinations.

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