Method and arrangement for scheduling data packets in a communication network system
US8750125B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/528
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for scheduling data packets each belonging to a particular traffic class associated with a certain quality of service (QoS) level and transmitted between a first communication network node and a second communication network node. Initially a token rate for assigning tokens to each traffic class is set and an incoming traffic rate of each traffic class is measured by counting a number of incoming data packets during a pre-determined period of time. Then, based on said measured incoming traffic rate said token rate is adjusted in order to obtain a fair scheduling of data packets belonging to different traffic classes.
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