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Scheduling in a remote-access server

  • US 6,978,311 B1
  • Filed: 02/09/2000
  • Issued: 12/20/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of scheduling the handling of a plurality of connections, comprising:

  • accumulating data from a plurality of connections, requiring handling in each cycle of a respective cycle scheme of the connection, by a remote access server;

    determining quality of service levels of a plurality of the connections; and

    scheduling the processor to process data from the plurality of connections in an order determined responsive to relative values of the determined quality of service levels,wherein scheduling the process to process data comprises scheduling in two stages comprising;

    a first stage including determining possible scheduling options at least partially responsive to the respective cycle schemes of the connections, but without relation to the determined quality of service levels; and

    a second stage, following the first stage, including determining a scheduling order responsive to the determined possible scheduling options at least partially responsive to relative values of the determined plurality of service levels.

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