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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Mark A. L. Smallwood, Beaconsfield, GB;
Joe Regan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Akhil Duggal, Los Altos, CA (US);
Sofronis Sofroniou, London, GB;
Richard Todd, St. Albans, GB;
Mark A. L. Smallwood, Beaconsfield, GB;
Joe Regan, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Akhil Duggal, Los Altos, CA (US);
Sofronis Sofroniou, London, GB;
Richard Todd, St. Albans, GB;
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Setting packet queue priority is disclosed. A rate associated with a packet queue is measured. The rate is compared to a quality of service metric. A priority is assigned to the packet queue based at least in part on the comparison between the rate and the quality of service metric. The quality of service metric may be a committed information rate and/or a peak information rate.