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Method and apparatus for adjusting the size of a buffer in a network node based on latency

  • US 8,787,163 B1
  • Filed: 01/31/2011
  • Issued: 07/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • determining a transmission latency for a data item exiting a transmission buffer;

    determining an egress rate for the transmission buffer based on the transmission latency;

    determining whether the transmission latency will exceed a maximum acceptable latency for the transmission buffer based at least in part on the egress rate for the transmission buffer; and

    selectively manipulating a size of the transmission buffer based on the transmission latency for the data item so that the transmission latency does not exceed the maximum acceptable latency.

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