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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1994
Jonathan W Byrn, Rochester, MN (US);
Gary S Delp, Rochester, MN (US);
Philip L Leichty, Rochester, MN (US);
Baiju V Patel, Mt. Kisco, NY (US);
Kevin G Plotz, Byron, MN (US);
Frank A Schaffa, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Marc H Willebeek-LeMair, Millwood, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for scheduling the transmission of a number of data streams over a common communications link, where each of the data streams conforms to a corresponding set of flow control parameters. Each of the data streams to be transmitted on the communications link is stored in a corresponding queue. The status of each queue is maintained, and a target transmission time is calculated for each queue. Signals are then generated for each queue at a time at least after the target transmission time, and these signals are used to indicate to a corresponding queue that is can transmit a cell on the link. Upon reception of a corresponding signal, a queue then transmits at least one cell onto the communications link.