Flexible threshold based buffering system for use in digital communication devices
CA 2253729 A1 · Owner: Alcatel Canada Inc. · Inventors: Ho, Esmond; Ganti, Sudhakar; Kostic, Predrag
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The method and system for buffering packets such as ATM cells at a queueing point, of a device which employs a connection-orientated communications protocol includes the, steps of logically partitioning a memory into plural reserved buffer spaces allocated to traffic, classes and a shared buffer space available to any connection; determining whether to store, or discard a given packet based on predetermined discard criteria; and filling the reserved, buffer space to a predetermined state of congestion before storing the given packet in the, shared buffer space. Reserved buffer space congestion states are defined with respect to, individual connections, groups of connections and the …
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- Filed November 10, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 10, 2018.
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