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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
May. 31, 2007
Bryan Rittmeyer, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Alon Regev, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Gerald R. Pepper, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Bryan Rittmeyer, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Alon Regev, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Gerald R. Pepper, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
IXIA, Calabasas, CA (US);
Abstract
There are disclosed apparatus and methods for scheduling packet transmission. At least one scheduled traffic queue holds a plurality of scheduled packets, each scheduled packet having an associated scheduled transmit time. At least one unscheduled traffic queue holds plurality of unscheduled packets. A packet selector causes transmission of scheduled packets from the scheduled traffic queue at the associated scheduled transmit time, while causing transmission of unscheduled packets from the unscheduled traffic queue during the time intervals between transmissions of scheduled packets.