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Packet transmission device, memory control circuit, and packet transmission method

US8737227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 2012
Grant dateMay 27, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/527
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A packet transmission device includes a buffer stores packet data in any of queues, a queue manager outputs queue-status signals indicating whether or not transmittable packet data exists in the corresponding one of the queues, a bandwidth controller outputs token-status signals indicating whether or not an amount of the tokens accumulated at a certain period for the corresponding queue is larger than a token threshold provided for the corresponding queue, a queue selector preferentially selects any queue whose duration time of a transmittable state in which the corresponding queue status signal indicates that transmittable packet data exists in the corresponding queue and the corresponding token-status signal indicates that the amount of the accumulated tokens is larger than the token threshold provided for the corresponding queue is greater than a duration-time threshold provided for the corresponding queue, and a buffer reader controls reading of the packet data from the selected queue.

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