Communication device and communication method
US9722941B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3027
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication device includes: a plurality of output ports; a plurality of queues in which packets are stored so as to be sorted into groups of packets that are output from an identical output port in an identical time period, from among the plurality of output ports; a plurality of first selectors that respectively corresponds to the plurality of output ports, and each of which switches a queue from which packets that are output from the output port are read, between the plurality of queues each time the time period elapses; and a second selector that switches a first selector from which packets are output, between the plurality of first selectors, at time intervals in accordance with output rates of packets of the plurality of output ports.
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