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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Lam, Irvine, CA (US);
Frank Huang, Irvine, CA (US);
Eric Fuh, Irvine, CA (US);
Martin Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vertex Networks, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/226 ; H04L 1/256 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/226 ; H04L 1/256 ;
Abstract
A cell scheduling method and apparatus are described in which cells are efficiently scheduled in four steps. In a first step, a VC is selected for servicing and serviced if necessary. In a second step, cells from the serviced VCs are scheduled for transmission. In a third step, jitter is controlled. In a fourth step, final departure of cells is scheduled.