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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Uwe Briem, Maisach, DE;
Eugen Wallmeier, Eichenau, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method and a circuit configuration for the transmission of message units in message streams of different priority include passing the message units which are respectively associated with the message streams through a queue that is specific to the message stream. The queues are combined to form groups to ensure a throughput guarantee for the message streams in addition to observing the priorities. At least two of the groups in each case are combined to form a partner group. The groups which belong to a partner group are controlled in such a manner that, in the case where no message unit can currently be transmitted from one of the queue groups, the transmission capability is transferred from the relevant queue group to one of the remaining groups in the respective partner group.