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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2001
Terry J. Hrabik, South Bend, IN (US);
Robert B. Magill, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Ravi Chandran, South Bend, IN (US);
Kent D. Benson, Granger, IN (US);
Terry J. Hrabik, South Bend, IN (US);
Robert B. Magill, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Ravi Chandran, South Bend, IN (US);
Kent D. Benson, Granger, IN (US);
Tellabs Operations, Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Abstract
An arbitration unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. The arbitration unit includes an allocation unit that assigns a first number of slots in a frame to a first flow and a second number of slots in the frame to a second flow. The arbitration unit includes a scheduling unit that assigns first slot positions to the first number of slots in the frame and second slot positions to the second number of slots in the frame using a binary distribution tree.