The present disclosure generally pertains to network systems and methods that efficiently
drop packets carried by virtual circuits. In one exemplary embodiment, a packet network has …

Techniques and solutions for performing packet duplication in a packet-switched network
are described. For example, duplicates of a network packet can be created and sent to a …

Method and apparatus for controlling call volume in a packet-switched network is described.
In one example, a number of concurrent calls per codec of a plurality of codecs is monitored …

Abstract Systems and methods for scheduling data egress from a network switch. Systems
may include switch circuitry, a plurality of ports, and a plurality of queues. Each port may be …

The disclosure provides a system and method for providing a service in a packet-switched
network at a selected Quality of Service (QoS) level. The method includes receiving a …

Abstract Systems and techniques for processing and/or forwarding packets are described.
An ingress switch can use a QoS mapping mechanism to map a first set of Quality of Service …

The disclosed systems and methods provide methods and systems for providing power
throttling adapted for high performance network switches. A method includes determining …

Abstract Systems, methods, and computer program products for modifying standard VLAN
tags to perform network packet switching are described. In some implementations, a data …

Abstract Systems and methods for reducing bandwidth loss in IPv6 packet switching
networks. A network appliance is configured to sample IPv6 packets and mirror sampled …

Systems and methods for dynamically controlling bandwidth of connections are described.
In some embodiments, a proxy for one or more connections may allocate, distribute, or gen …