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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2024
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd, Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a network device includes a network interface to receive packets over a packet data network, packet processing circuitry to manage a multiplex network receive queue, and including a policer to provide queue fairness for a plurality of network flows competing for access to the multiplex network receive queue, and including meters to label the received packets, and selectively operate in (a) a two-level mode with two-levels of the meters, and (b) a single-level mode with a single one of the meters, and queueing logic to add some of the received packets to the multiplex network receive queue and drop others of the received packets responsively to labelling of the packets by the meters.