Method, apparatus, and system for identifying and efficiently treating classes of traffic
First Claim
1. A method of processing packets for transmission over a satellite communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving a packet associated with an application from a host;
classifying the packet into one of a plurality of transport services based upon the application and at least one classification rule associated with the application; and
mapping the one transport service to one of a plurality of packet delivery services, wherein the packet is stored in a queue that is mapped to the one packet delivery service, and is assigned a service weight, and the packet is scheduled for transmission based on the mapping of the queue to the one packet delivery service and the service weight.
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Abstract
An approach for processing packets for transmission over a satellite communications network is disclosed. A communication system includes a satellite terminal that provides connectivity for a host. The satellite terminal includes a user interface that receives a packet associated with an application from the host, and classification logic that classifies the packet into one of a plurality of transport services based upon the corresponding application. The satellite terminal also includes a mapping logic that maps the one transport service to one of a plurality of packet delivery services, wherein the one packet delivery service provides transmission of the packet to the satellite. The system also includes a hub that is configured to communicate with the satellite terminal over the satellite to provide the plurality of packet delivery services.
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48 Claims
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1. A method of processing packets for transmission over a satellite communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving a packet associated with an application from a host; classifying the packet into one of a plurality of transport services based upon the application and at least one classification rule associated with the application; and mapping the one transport service to one of a plurality of packet delivery services, wherein the packet is stored in a queue that is mapped to the one packet delivery service, and is assigned a service weight, and the packet is scheduled for transmission based on the mapping of the queue to the one packet delivery service and the service weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A terminal apparatus for transmitting packets over a satellite communications network, comprising:
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a user interface configured to receive a packet associated with an application from a host; classification logic coupled to the user interface and configured to classify the packet into one of a plurality of transport services based upon the application and at least one classification rule associated with the application; and mapping logic configured to map the one transport service to one of a plurality of packet delivery services, wherein the packet is stored in a queue that is mapped to the one packet delivery service, and is assigned a service weight, and the packet is scheduled for transmission based on the mapping of tile queue to the one packet delivery service and the service weight. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A terminal apparatus for transmitting packets over a satellite communications network, comprising:
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a user interface configured to receive a plurality of packets associated with a plurality of applications from at least one host; classification logic coupled to the user interface and configured to classify each packet into one of a plurality of transport services based upon the corresponding application and at least one classification rule associated with the corresponding application; and mapping logic configured to map each transport service to a packet delivery service, wherein each packet is stored in a queue that is mapped to the packet delivery service associated with the packet, and is assigned a service weight, and each packet is scheduled for transmission based on the mapping of the queue to the associated packet delivery service and the assigned service weight. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of processing packets for transmission over a satellite communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of packets associated with a plurality of applications from at least one host; classifying each packet into one of a plurality of transport services based upon the corresponding application and at least one classification rule associated with the corresponding application; and mapping each transport service to a packet delivery service, wherein each packet is stored in a queue that is mapped to the packet delivery service associated with the packet, and is assigned a service weight, and each packet is scheduled for transmission based on the mapping of the queue to the associated packet delivery service and the assigned service weight. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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