Hierarchical profiled scheduling and shaping
US9185047B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/6275
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: determining, by the network node, that a port of the network node is ready to receive a packet; identifying a packet having a highest packet priority among a plurality of packets received via a plurality of interfaces, wherein the step of identifying includes, for each of a plurality of components at a first hierarchy level: identifying a first level highest priority packet among a plurality of packets available to the component, based on a packet priority associated with each of the plurality of packets available to the component, sharing the packet priority of the first level highest priority packet with at least one component at a second hierarchy level; and transmitting the packet having the highest priority to the port.
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