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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2012
Peter Newman, Fremont, CA (US);
Francis Matus, Saratoga, CA (US);
Georges Akis, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ganlin Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter Newman, Fremont, CA (US);
Francis Matus, Saratoga, CA (US);
Georges Akis, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ganlin Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An example method, system, and switching element are provided and may provide for an egress port to be configured to receive a plurality of data packets, each of the plurality of data packets being a class of a plurality of classes. A buffer may communicate with the at least one data port interface. A memory management unit may be configured to enable and disable transmission of the plurality of classes of the plurality of data packets based on a metering policy; and place the plurality of data packets in the buffer.