System and method for performing packet queuing on a client device using packet service classifications
First Claim
1. A client device having a networking layer and a network driver layer for transmitting network packets comprising:
- a plurality of transmit queues configured at the networking layer, each of the transmit queues having different packet service classifications associated therewith, packets being queued in one of the transmit queues according to traffic service classifications assigned to the packets;
a classifier module for classifying packets according to the different packet service classifications, wherein classifying the packets comprises receiving default packet service classifications for each of one or more applications when the one or more applications open one or more corresponding sockets;
queue management logic to store a packet to be transmitted in one of the transmit queues based on the packet service classifications; and
a networking layer packet scheduler for scheduling packets for transmission from each of the transmit queues at the networking layer, the network networking layer packet scheduler scheduling packets for transmission according to the packet service classifications.
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Abstract
A client device having a networking layer and a network driver layer for transmitting network packets comprising: a plurality of transmit queues configured at the network layer, each of the transmit queues having different packet service classifications associated therewith, packets being queued in one of the transmit queues according to traffic service classifications assigned to the packets; a classifier module for classifying packets according to the different packet service classifications, wherein a packet to be transmitted is stored in one of the transmit queues based on the packet service classifications; and a network layer packet scheduler for scheduling packets for transmission from each of the transmit queues at the networking layer, the network layer packet scheduler scheduling packets for transmission according to the packet service classifications.
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25 Claims
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1. A client device having a networking layer and a network driver layer for transmitting network packets comprising:
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a plurality of transmit queues configured at the networking layer, each of the transmit queues having different packet service classifications associated therewith, packets being queued in one of the transmit queues according to traffic service classifications assigned to the packets; a classifier module for classifying packets according to the different packet service classifications, wherein classifying the packets comprises receiving default packet service classifications for each of one or more applications when the one or more applications open one or more corresponding sockets; queue management logic to store a packet to be transmitted in one of the transmit queues based on the packet service classifications; and a networking layer packet scheduler for scheduling packets for transmission from each of the transmit queues at the networking layer, the network networking layer packet scheduler scheduling packets for transmission according to the packet service classifications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method implemented on a client device having a networking layer and a network driver layer for transmitting network packets comprising:
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configuring a plurality of transmit queues at the networking layer, each of the transmit queues having different packet service classifications associated therewith, packets being queued in one of the transmit queues according to traffic service classifications assigned to the packets; classifying packets according to the different packet service classifications, wherein classifying the packets comprises receiving default packet service classifications for each of one or more applications when the one or more applications executed on the client device open one or more corresponding sockets, queuing a packet to be transmitted in one of the transmit queues based on the packet service classifications; and a networking layer packet scheduler for scheduling packets for transmission from each of the transmit queues at the networking layer, the networking layer packet scheduler scheduling packets for transmission according to the packet service classifications. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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