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Method for providing integrated packet services over a shared-media network

  • US 6,563,829 B1
  • Filed: 03/25/1999
  • Issued: 05/13/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for selectively authorizing transmission of packet-based communications signals in a shared-media packet based network, said shared-media packet based network having a centralized bandwidth allocation unit, said bandwidth allocation unit capable of accommodating elastic, inelastic, and burst transmission authorization requests, and a plurality of network access units wherein each of said plurality of network access units are operatively coupled to the bandwidth allocation unit, the method, executed by the bandwidth allocation unit, comprising:

  • (a) receiving a transmission authorization request signal from at least one of said network access units, said transmission authorization request signal being associated with a requested transmission by said network access unit;

    (b) adding to a transmission scheduling list an entry corresponding to said requested transmission; and

    (c) transmitting a transmission authorization signal to said network access unit in accordance with a weighted fair queuing scheduling of entries in said transmission scheduling list; and

    (d) wherein the transmission authorization request signal is one of plurality of transmission authorization request signals generated by said network access unit for authorization to transmit packets.

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