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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Vitali Vinokour, Arlington, MA (US);
Shawn Gallagher, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Daniel K. Siu, Westford, MA (US);
Thomas A. Lemaire, Acton, MA (US);
Vitali Vinokour, Arlington, MA (US);
Shawn Gallagher, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Daniel K. Siu, Westford, MA (US);
Thomas A. Lemaire, Acton, MA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for sharing an aggregate bandwidth among a group of traffic classes may include allocating a portion of the aggregate bandwidth to one of the group of traffic classes having a first priority associated therewith, where the allocated portion is referred to as a first bandwidth. The method may include allocating an unused portion of the aggregate bandwidth to a second one of the group of traffic classes having a second priority associated therewith in conjunction with a parameter associated with a downstream device.