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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Applicants:
Khiem Le, Coppell, TX (US);
Ghassan Naim, Irving, TX (US);
Inventors:
Khiem Le, Coppell, TX (US);
Ghassan Naim, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
Nokia Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L012/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for scheduling data packets from a plurality of flows into a single flow. Data packets are broken into data segments and assigned a slack value based on how long the segment can wait until transmission begins. Every time a transmission opportunity passes, the slack value of the segment is decreased. The scheduler prioritizes the segments based on their slack value.