BACKGROUND In some packet-based communications systems, a packet Switch stores
fixed-sized portions of data packets, which are often referred to as cells, at input ports of the …

A method and apparatus for sorting packets by packet schedulers using a connected trie
data structure is described. According to one embodiment of the invention, the packet …

Methods and systems are provided for steering network pack ets. According to one
embodiment, a dynamically con? g urable steering table is stored within a memory of each …

A router (105) includes multiple network interfaces (230-245) and a processor (220). Each of
the network interfaces (230-245) receives port connection information associated with …

Allucats on an wrveepnndlngm am? rst packet in a scheduler, Where the? rst entry includes
a? rst indication of the? rst ordering requirement, and in response to the? rst indication …

A method schedules packets in a router of a packet-switched network. The network has a set
of service classes including a premium service, an assured service, and a best-effort service …

A packet scheduling system is disclosed in which a plurality of first-in-first-out input buffers
are provided each corresponding to a respective input data stream to a switching node or …

A system for switching variable size packets in a network is disclosed. The system comprises
at least one ingress controller which receives a plurality of packets and which segments …

A method in a packet switching system for arbitrating access for incoming channels (100÷
109) to an outgoing channel (120) so that each channel is constrained within a minimum …

There is disclosed, for use in a packet Switched network, a redundant Switch comprising 1)
a primary packet router for routing a first Stream of data packets from an input interface to an …