Supporting quality of service differentiation using a single shared buffer

US9106574B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9106574-B2
Application numberUS-201213728866-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 27, 2012
Priority dateDec 27, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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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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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: receiving a plurality of data packets at an ingress port of a network element, wherein each data packet of the plurality of data packets belongs to one of a plurality of classes; transmitting a first portion of the plurality of data packets from the ingress port to a buffer maintained by an egress port of the network element based on a metering policy, wherein the buffer has four thresholds comprising an ON threshold, a LOW threshold,…

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What does patent US9106574B2 cover?
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 o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Newman Peter, Matus Francis, Akis Georges, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L47/30. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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