Method, Network Device, Computer Program and Computer Program Product for Communication Queue State
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining a queue state for each one of a plurality of queues at least partially based on respective queue length;
selecting a queue with a greatest difference between the queue state of the queue and a last reported queue state of the queue; and
reporting the queue state of the selected queue to at least one node.
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for communicating queue information. The method includes determining a queue state for each one of a plurality of queues at least partially based on respective queue length, selecting a queue with a greatest difference between the queue state of the queue and a last reported queue state of the queue, and reporting the queue state of the selected queue to at least one node.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a queue state for each one of a plurality of queues at least partially based on respective queue length; selecting a queue with a greatest difference between the queue state of the queue and a last reported queue state of the queue; and reporting the queue state of the selected queue to at least one node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of queues respectively configured to queue packets for outputting; and a controller configured to determine a queue state for each one of the plurality of queues at least partially based on respectively queue length, and select a queue with a greatest difference between the queue state of the queue and a last reported queue state of the queue for reporting the queue state of the selected queue to at least one node. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
a plurality of interface units configured to have ingresses to receive packets coming into the system and egresses to transmit packets out of the system, wherein at least one interface unit includes; a plurality of queues respectively configured to queue packets for outputting; and a controller configured to determine a queue state for each one of the plurality of queues at least partially based on respectively queue length, and select a queue with a greatest difference between the queue state of the queue and a last reported queue state of the queue for reporting the queue state of the selected queue to at least one ingress. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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