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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Tal Anker, Modiin, IL;
Tsahi Daniel, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Inventors:
Tal Anker, Modiin, IL;
Tsahi Daniel, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Assignees:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L.) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A methods, apparatus and computer memory are provided for packet scheduling. A processor polls queues in a round robin fashion and schedules for transmission onto a link a packet in each queue with no deficit before scheduling for transmission onto the link a packet in each queue with a deficit. A credit is allocated to each queue with the deficit based on a proportional weight, until each queue with the deficit has a credit.