Differentiated services for a network processor

Details Differentiated services for a network processor Differentiated services for a network processor

2008-03-25

2008-03-25

Orgad, Edan (Department: 2619)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S395500

Reexamination Certificate

active

07349403

ABSTRACT:
A differentiated services device is described. In one embodiment, the differentiated services device includes: a traffic metering unit to indicate whether an information element in a flow conforms to a peak rate and a committed rate; a storage congestion metering unit to determine whether the information element should be accepted or discarded; and a marking unit to mark the information element with one of a plurality of mark values, wherein the marking unit is coupled to the traffic metering unit and the storage congestion metering unit. Also, a method of marking an information element in a flow is described. In one embodiment, the method includes: indicating whether the information element in the flow conforms to a peak rate and a committed rate; determining whether the information element should be accepted or discarded; and marking the information element with one of a plurality of mark values.

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