Packet buffering device and packet discarding method
US8937962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A packet buffering device includes: a queue for temporarily holding an arriving packet; a residence time predicting unit which predicts a length of time during which the arriving packet will reside in the queue; and a packet discarding unit which discards the arriving packet when the length of time predicted by the residence time predicting unit exceeds a first reference value.
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