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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Claude Basso, Nice, FR;
Nikolaos Chrysos, Thalwil, CH;
Casimer M. DeCusatis, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Mircea Gusat, Langnau, CH;
Keshav G. Kamble, Fremont, CA (US);
Cyriel J. Minkenberg, Gutenswil, CH;
Fredy D. Neeser, Langnau am Albis, CH;
Kenneth M. Valk, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being adapted to: receive a plurality of flows, each flow comprising packets of data, assign a service credit to each of the plurality of flows, assign a weight parameter to each of the plurality of flows, select a flow from a head of a first control queue unless the first control queue is empty or there is indication that the first control queue should be avoided, wherein a flow is selected from a head of a second control queue when the first control queue is empty or there is indication that the first control queue should be avoided, provide a number of units of service to the selected flow, and decrease the selected flow's service credit by an amount corresponding to the number of units of service provided thereto.