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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Balachandar Rajaraman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Subir Varma, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395557 ;
Abstract
Telecommunications networks require a large number of timers to support the necessary dispatching of tasks. These timers require significant CPU cycles. The present invention describes a method and apparatus for reducing the CPU requirements of timers while maintaining their utility and accuracy by using multi-class periodic timers.