Methods and apparatus for providing quality-of-service guarantees in computer networks

a technology of quality-of-service and computer network, applied in the field of methods and apparatus for providing quality-of-service guarantees in computer network, can solve problems such as network idle sooner, possible collisions, and failures, and achieve the effect of preventing network idleness
US20040208158A1Inactive Publication Date: 2004-10-21FAR NORTH PATENTS LLC +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
FAR NORTH PATENTS LLC
Publication Date
2004-10-21
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

An arbitration mechanism provides quality of service guarantees for time-sensitive signals sharing a local area computer network with non-time-sensitive traffic. Device adapters are placed at all access points to an Ethernet network. The device adapters limit admission rates and control the timing of all packets entering the network. By doing so, collisions are eliminated for timesensitive traffic, thereby guaranteeing timely delivery. A common time reference is established for the device adapters. The time reference includes a frame with a plurality of phases. Each of the phases is assigned to a device adapter. Each device adapter is allowed to transmit packets of data onto the network only during the phase assigned thereto. The length of the phases may be modified in accordance with the number of packets to be transmitted by a particular device adapter. A master device adapter may be appointed to synchronize each of the device adapters.
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[0001] The present invention is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 764,779, filed Jan. 17, 2001, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09 / 224,577, filed Dec. 31, 1998, U.S. Pat. No. 6,246,702, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 09 / 136,706, filed Aug. 19, 1998, U.S. Pat. No. 6,215,797, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0002] The present invention is related to computer networks and, more particularly, to network apparatus and associated methods that allows real-time traffic such as telephone and video to share a computer network with non-real-time traffic. The methods and apparatus of the present 10 invention provide quality-of-service latency and bandwidth guarantees for time-sensitive signals sharing, for example, an Ethernet network with non-time sensitive signals.

[0003] Computer telephony, that is, the delivery of telephone calls over computer networks, has recently become a focus of attention due to the po...

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