Methods and systems for network traffic management are provided. A content distribution
network application man ages data in a cache. A network rate shaper application con trols …

A packet switching node in a pipelined architecture processing packets received via an input
port associated with the packet switching node performs a method, which includes …

A method of ordonnancing packets belonging to different flows comprises: a step (E58) of
queuing each packet in a queue associated with the flow of said packet; and for each of said …

BACKGROUND Flow-based load-balancing involves classifying data com munication traffic
into flows based on characteristics of data packets. As data packets (for example, Internet …

A hardware-based failover scheme enabling rapid end-to-end recovery is provided.
Hardware logic periodically generates, transmits, receives, and processes heartbeat …

BACKGROUND Routers and multi-layer Switches in packet-switched net works transmit
frames between ingress ports and egress ports with different levels of class of service (CoS) …

BACKGROUND In communication networks today, there is a need to build store-and-
forward Switches and routers that have line cards with high speeds. The line cards queue …

Techniques are provided for altering a sender's network transmission rates. A sender
transmits a network packet to a receiver. The receiver selectively delays sending an …

The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for scheduling a flow on an
output link among a plurality of flows of incoming packet traffic at a network device …

(*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this IEEE Std. 802.3-2005,“IEEE Standard
for Information technol patent is extended or adjusted under 35 ogy Telecommunications …