Patent · US Active

Supporting quality of service differentiation using a single shared buffer

US9106574B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

20Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Peter Newman · Bishop, US
Francis Matus · Sunnyvale, US
Georges Akis · Los Altos, US
Ganlin Wu · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 27, 2012
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W28/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An example method, system, and switching element are provided and may provide for an egress port to be configured to receive a plurality of data packets, each of the plurality of data packets being a class of a plurality of classes. A buffer may communicate with the at least one data port interface. A memory management unit may be configured to enable and disable transmission of the plurality of classes of the plurality of data packets based on a metering policy; and place the plurality of data packets in the buffer.

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