Multiplex communications – Data flow congestion prevention or control – Control of data admission to the network
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-18
2010-06-15
Pham, Chi H. (Department: 2471)
Multiplex communications
Data flow congestion prevention or control
Control of data admission to the network
C370S235000, C370S429000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07738370
ABSTRACT:
It is disclosed a method comprising prioritizing a plurality of queuing entities with respect to each other, receiving a data stream consisting of a plurality of data packets, marking each of the plurality of data packets with one out of a plurality of identifiers based on a predetermined requirement, the plurality of identifiers corresponding to the plurality of queuing entities, enforcing each one of the plurality of data packets based on the respective identifier, comprising detecting the identifier in each one of the plurality of marked data packets, and queuing, responsive to the detecting, the data packets into one of the plurality of prioritized queuing entities, scheduling, in each of the plurality of prioritized queuing entities, the respective queued data packets, and transmitting the scheduled data packets in each of the plurality of prioritized queuing entities according to the priority of the respective queuing entity.
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Alston & Bird LLP
Mew Kevin
Nokia Corporation
Pham Chi H.
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