System for deriving packet quality of service indicator
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1. A system for deriving a quality of service indicator for a packet comprising:
- a register for holding a control element;
a first resource configured to derive a first candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet;
a second resource configured to derive a second candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet responsive to at least a portion of the control element; and
resolution logic for deriving the quality of service indicator for the packet from the first and second candidate quality of service indicators for the packet;
wherein the resolution logic utilizes a configurable priority resolution scheme to select one of the first and second quality of service indicators for assignment to the packet.
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Abstract
A system for deriving a quality of service indicator for a packet is described. A register holds a control element. A first resource derives a first candidate quality of service indicator for the packet. A second resource derives a second candidate quality of service indicator for the packet responsive at least in part to the control element held in the register. Resolution logic derives the quality of service indicator for the packet from the first and second candidate quality of service indicators.
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1. A system for deriving a quality of service indicator for a packet comprising:
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a register for holding a control element; a first resource configured to derive a first candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet; a second resource configured to derive a second candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet responsive to at least a portion of the control element; and resolution logic for deriving the quality of service indicator for the packet from the first and second candidate quality of service indicators for the packet; wherein the resolution logic utilizes a configurable priority resolution scheme to select one of the first and second quality of service indicators for assignment to the packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 38)
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11. A system for deriving a quality of service indicator for a packet comprising:
- a register for holding a control element;
a first resource configured to derive a first candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet; a second resource configured to derive a second candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet responsive to at least a portion of the control element; and resolution logic for deriving the quality of service indicator for the packet from the first and second candidate quality of service indicators for the packet; wherein the resolution logic includes first resolution logic configured to derive a first priority for the first candidate quality of service indicator, and second resolution logic is configured to derive a second priority for the second candidate quality of service indicator, and the resolution logic is configured to derive the quality of service indicator for the packet from the first and second candidate quality of service indicators, and the first and second priorities. - View Dependent Claims (12, 39)
- a register for holding a control element;
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20. In a packet classification system, a method of deriving a quality of service indicator for a packet comprising:
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holding a control element in a register; deriving a first candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet; deriving a second candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet responsive to at least a portion of the control element; and deriving the quality of service indicator for the packet from the first and second candidate quality of service indicators for the packet, comprising utilizing a configurable priority resolution scheme to select one of the first and second quality of service indicators for assignment to the packet. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40)
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29. In a packet classification system, a method of deriving a quality of service indicator for a packet comprising:
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holding a control element in a register; deriving a first candidate quality of service indicator for a packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet; deriving a second candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet responsive to at least a portion of the control element; deriving a first priority for the first candidate quality of service indicator, deriving a second priority for the second candidate quality of service indicator, and deriving the quality of service indicator for the packet from the first and second candidate quality of service indicators, and the first and second priorities. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 41)
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37. A system for deriving a quality of service indicator for a packet, the packet having a state, comprising:
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means for holding a control element; first means for deriving a first candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet; second means for deriving a second candidate quality of service indicator for the packet from packet processing state data relating to the packet responsive to at least a portion of the control element; and resolution means for deriving the quality of service indicator for the packet from the first and second candidate quality of service indicators for the packet, by utilizing a configurable priority resolution scheme to select one of the first and second quality of service indicators for assignment to the packet.
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