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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1998
Chris L. Hoogenboom, Channel Islands Harbor, CA (US);
Michael J. Nishimura, Torrance, CA (US);
John D. Wallner, Calabasas, CA (US);
Todd L. Khacherian, Moorpark, CA (US);
Michael K. Wilson, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Chris L. Hoogenboom, Channel Islands Harbor, CA (US);
Michael J. Nishimura, Torrance, CA (US);
John D. Wallner, Calabasas, CA (US);
Todd L. Khacherian, Moorpark, CA (US);
Michael K. Wilson, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Abstract
An ATM switch with rate-limiting congestion control has a plurality of input ports, a plurality of output ports operatively associated with one or more data buffers, an output control and a switch fabric for switching data units from any of the input ports to any of the output ports on virtual connections. The ATM switch imposes and enforces transmission rate-limiting policies against the virtual connections when the backlog of data units for delivery to a particular output port reaches a particular level. The ATM switch may be arranged to exempt high priority data units from the imposed rate limitations and has a means to lift the rate limitations when the backlog has been sufficiently reduced.