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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Michel Rochon, Kanata, CA;
Adrian Ellsworth, Stittsville, CA;
Vernon Joshua Stanley Dennis, Kanata, CA;
Michel Rochon, Kanata, CA;
Adrian Ellsworth, Stittsville, CA;
Vernon Joshua Stanley Dennis, Kanata, CA;
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving a packet belonging to a flow, the packet including a marking used to identify a quality of service (QoS) required for the packet; performing buffer management to determine whether a current occupancy level of a buffer in the network node is greater than a threshold level; when the current occupancy level of the buffer does not exceed the threshold level, performing header compression on the packet in the network node; after performing header compression, performing traffic scheduling to queue the packet in a queue selected from a plurality of queues based on the marking in the packet and to output the packet from the selected queue; and forwarding the packet towards a destination, whereby buffer management, header compression, and traffic scheduling are all performed in a single network node.