Technique for accommodating electronic components on a multilayer signal routing device
First Claim
1. A method for enforcing network quality of service from a head-end station to a plurality of outstations, the method comprising:
- assigning at least one transmit timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for a cycle by the head-end station;
assigning a transmit duration for each assigned timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for the cycle by the head-end station, the transmit duration of an assigned timeslot being based on a size of a zone of a plurality of zones in a scheduler at the head-end station the scheduler following a cyclic pattern to determine which outstation is allowed to transmit during the timeslot; and
assigning a transmit frequency for each assigned timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for the cycle by the head-end station, the transmit frequency being a number of times that each of the plurality of outstations transmits during the cycle.
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Abstract
A technique for delivering and enforcing network quality of service from a head-end to a plurality of outstations is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique is realized by assigning a transmit duration for each one of the plurality of outstations by the head-end; and assigning a transmit frequency for each one of the plurality of outstations by the head-end; wherein bandwidth for each one of the plurality of outstations is adjusted dynamically at the head-end. In addition, a control message may be received from an outstation indicating extra capacity at the outstation where the extra capacity may be allocated for one or more of burst capacity and best effort traffic.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for enforcing network quality of service from a head-end station to a plurality of outstations, the method comprising:
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assigning at least one transmit timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for a cycle by the head-end station; assigning a transmit duration for each assigned timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for the cycle by the head-end station, the transmit duration of an assigned timeslot being based on a size of a zone of a plurality of zones in a scheduler at the head-end station the scheduler following a cyclic pattern to determine which outstation is allowed to transmit during the timeslot; and assigning a transmit frequency for each assigned timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for the cycle by the head-end station, the transmit frequency being a number of times that each of the plurality of outstations transmits during the cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for enforcing network quality of service from a head-end station to a plurality of outstations, the system comprising:
a scheduler at the head-end station, the scheduler configured to; assign at least one transmit timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for a cycle; assign a transmit duration for each assigned timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for the cycle, the transmit duration of an assigned timeslot being based at least in part on a size of a zone of a plurality of zones in the scheduler, the scheduler following a cyclic pattern to determine which outstation is allowed to transmit during the timeslot; and assign a transmit frequency for each assigned timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for the cycle, the transmit frequency being a number of times that each of the plurality of outstations transmits during the cycle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article of manufacture for delivering network quality of service from a head-end station to a plurality of outstations, the article of manufacture comprising:
a non-transitory processor readable storage medium containing code;
the code being configured to be readable by at least one processor and thereby cause the at least one processor to operate so as to;assign at least one transmit timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for a cycle by the head-end station; assign a transmit duration for each assigned timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations for the cycle by the head-end station, the transmit duration of a time slot being based at least in part on a size of a zone of a plurality of zones in a scheduler, the scheduler following a cyclic pattern to determine which outstation is allowed to transmit during the time slot; and assign a transmit frequency for each assigned timeslot for each of the plurality of outstations by the head-end station, the transmit frequency being a number of times that each of the plurality of outstations transmits during the cycle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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