Priority aware queue
US8612647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/90
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods are provided involving queue management. One embodiment includes a computing device having a priority aware queue. In this embodiment, the device includes a queue having a number of counters associated therewith to monitor a number of items each having a classification level associated therewith. The device also includes computer executable instructions to review each of the number of counters to determine whether to discard the item based upon whether at least one of the counters indicates that a higher classification item is being held in the queue.
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