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Flow scheduling for network application apparatus

  • US 8,046,465 B2
  • Filed: 07/01/2005
  • Issued: 10/25/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for scheduling data flows among processors, comprising,receiving a request for processing a data flow,receiving a data flow from a network, the data flow comprising a stream of data packets that contain data, the data including subscriber profile information,identifying a processor group to process the request by applying a policy to the data, the processor group including at least one processor,computing a flow schedule for the identified processor group,consulting the flow schedule associated with the identified processor group, and,transferring the request for processing the data flow to the at least one processor in the identified processor group based on the flow schedule, the subscriber profile information, and the policy.

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