Virtual enhanced transmission selection (VETS) for lossless ethernet
US9692706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a hardware processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being adapted to receive a traffic flow having a plurality of packets, classify the traffic flow into a traffic class based on a characteristic of the traffic flow, the traffic class being selected from a plurality of traffic classes, store an identifier of the selected traffic class to one or more of the packets, and transmit the traffic flow according to its destination based on a priority of its selected traffic class. In more embodiments, additional systems, methods, and computer program products for prioritizing traffic flow handling are described.
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