Weighted random scheduling is preformed, which may be particularly applicable to packet
Switching systems. For each particular input of multiple Switch inputs, a request to send a …

A method buffering packets in a packet switching network (FIG. 5) includes receiving a
packet from the network; splitting the packet into a plurality of PDUs; stripping at least some …

In certain embodiments, the invention is a packet Switch comprising (i) two or more Switch
engines,(ii) two or more sets of one or more input/output (I/O) ports, each set of I/O ports …

In a packet Switch, a Switch request allocation plan is generated by reducing the number of
queue requests VOO relating to each of one or both sets of ports I1. IN, O1. ON, by a value …

Techniques for routing data packets in a networked system. Specifically, a network system
and methods of arbitrating data packets in a network system are provided. Switching devices …

(57) ABSTRACT A method of allocating Switch requests within a packet Switch, the method
comprising the steps of collecting Switch request data at each input port; processing the …

In a switch fabric environment, which includes a buffer, packet data of different class-types
from different sources is received, stored in the buffer, processed and outputted to its …

In one embodiment, queues associated with a first traffic class (FTC) are selected for service.
Each FTC queue having at least one enqueued cell is identified as an occupied FTC queue …

The present invention provides a method for regulating packet flow at the ingress stage of a
packet Switching device. Specifically, bandwidth utilization information is obtained for each …

A packet switch having plural input sectors and output sectors, each input sector being
arranged to hold at least one queue per output sector, each output sector having plural …