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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Thomas Lemaire, Acton, MA (US);
Daniel K. Siu, Westford, MA (US);
Albert E. Patnaude, Jr., Amherst, NH (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Lemaire, Acton, MA (US);
Daniel K. Siu, Westford, MA (US);
Albert E. Patnaude, Jr., Amherst, NH (US);
Assignee:
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a network device, a line card includes a first scheduler configured to perform scheduling for data units of a first type and a second scheduler that is connected in series to the first scheduler and configured to perform scheduling for data units of a second type. The schedulers may be configured in a variety of ways to achieve certain data unit flow characteristics.