Method for scheduling packets of a plurality of flows and system for carrying out the method
US8588070B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/9078
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for scheduling packets belonging to a plurality of flows received at a router. It is also provided the system for carrying out the method. According to the invention, a single packet queue is used for storing said packets, said single packet queue being adapted to be divided into a variable number of successive sections which are created and updated dynamically as a function of each received packet, each section being of variable size and a section load threshold for each flow of said plurality of flows being allocated to each section. The method further comprises insertion (S11; S22; S210; S222; S230) of each received packet of a given flow in one of said successive sections as a function of said given flow and of the corresponding section load threshold.
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