US Patent Application 18336897. Cyclic Queuing and Forwarding (CQF) Segmentation simplified abstract

Cyclic Queuing and Forwarding (CQF) Segmentation

Inventors

Norman Finn of Addison TX (US)

Cyclic Queuing and Forwarding (CQF) Segmentation - A simplified explanation of the abstract

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18336897 Titled 'Cyclic Queuing and Forwarding (CQF) Segmentation'

Simplified Explanation

This abstract describes a method for transmitting time-sensitive data streams in a network. The method involves synchronizing the queuing and transmission of data in a set of output buffers, which are used to buffer streams associated with a specific class of service. The method also includes using a cyclic flow meter to process data packets of a stream. The cyclic flow meter limits the transfer of data packets to the output buffers based on a predetermined amount per cycle, determined by the output frequency. The method further involves transmitting the data packets from a non-empty output buffer according to the output frequency, and transferring the data packets from the cyclic flow meter to an empty output buffer.

Original Abstract Submitted

A method for communicating time sensitive data streams in a network. The method includes synchronizing queuing and transmission of data in a set of output buffers for buffering streams associated with a certain class of service. The method includes processing data packets of a stream using a cyclic flow meter, wherein the cyclic flow meter limits transfer of the data packets of the stream to the set of output buffers of the network node according to a predetermined amount per cycle based on an output frequency. The method includes transmitting, according to the output frequency, the data packets of the stream from a non-empty output buffer of the set of output buffers, and transferring the data packets of the stream from the cyclic flow meter to an empty output buffer of the set of output buffers.