Method and apparatus for queuing variable size data packets in a communication system
US8472457B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/9042
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Variable size data packets are queued in a communication system by generating from each data packet a record portion of predetermined fixed size containing information about each packet and storing only data portions of the packets in independent memory locations in a first memory. The record portions are only stored in one or more managed queues in a second memory having fixed size memory locations equal in size to the size of the record portions. The first memory is larger than the second memory; and the memory locations in the first memory are arranged in blocks having a plurality of different sizes. The memory locations are allocated to the data portions according to the size of the data portions.
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