Ethernet to frame relay interworking with multiple quality of service levels
First Claim
1. A method of implementing Quality of Service (QoS) across Frame Relay and Ethernet networks to enable similar QoS to be provided to packets in both the Frame Relay and Ethernet networks as the packets pass from one network to the other, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a packet from the Ethernet network;
identifying the packet according to an Ethernet protocol for servicing;
determining an Ethernet QoS metric for the identified packet, the QoS metric being associated with the packet on the Ethernet network, said determining an Ethernet QoS metric includes considering Ethernet information, wherein said Ethernet information includes p-bits information; and
based upon the determined Ethernet QoS metric, determining a corresponding Frame Relay QoS metric; and
servicing the identified packet for transmission on the Frame Relay network in accordance with the determined corresponding Frame Relay QoS metric protocol to thereby enable similar QoS to be provided to the packet in the Frame Relay network as was provided to the packet in the Ethernet network, wherein said servicing the identified racket further includes assigning a drop precedence to the packet based on the p-bits information.
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Abstract
A method of supporting multiple quality of service (QoS) levels for data being transmitted between two networking devices, such as customer equipment (CE), that use Ethernet and Frame Relay (FR). The method supports multiple QoS services in a network where a first CE is connected to a first edge device (interworking unit) using the Ethernet protocol and a second CE is connected to a second edge device using the FR protocol. The edge devices may be directly connected together or they may be connected through a network backbone using any generally accepted network protocol. The first CE may be connected to the first edge device using a single Ethernet port, multiple Ethernet ports, a single virtual local area network (VLAN), or multiple VLAN'"'"'s. The second CE is connected to an edge device using a single data link connection (DLC), or multiple DLC'"'"'s. The method ensures QoS for data transmitted between the first and the second CE via the Ethernet protocol to the FR protocol and vice versa.
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1. A method of implementing Quality of Service (QoS) across Frame Relay and Ethernet networks to enable similar QoS to be provided to packets in both the Frame Relay and Ethernet networks as the packets pass from one network to the other, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a packet from the Ethernet network; identifying the packet according to an Ethernet protocol for servicing; determining an Ethernet QoS metric for the identified packet, the QoS metric being associated with the packet on the Ethernet network, said determining an Ethernet QoS metric includes considering Ethernet information, wherein said Ethernet information includes p-bits information; and based upon the determined Ethernet QoS metric, determining a corresponding Frame Relay QoS metric; and servicing the identified packet for transmission on the Frame Relay network in accordance with the determined corresponding Frame Relay QoS metric protocol to thereby enable similar QoS to be provided to the packet in the Frame Relay network as was provided to the packet in the Ethernet network, wherein said servicing the identified racket further includes assigning a drop precedence to the packet based on the p-bits information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of implementing Quality of Service (QoS) across Frame Relay and Ethernet networks to enable similar QoS to be provided to packets in both the Frame Relay and Ethernet networks as the packets pass from one network to the other, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a packet from the Frame Relay network; identifying the packet according to a Frame Relay protocol for servicing; determining a Frame Relay QoS metric for the identified packet, the QoS metric being associated with handling of the packet on the Frame Relay network by considering FR information; and based upon the determined Frame Relay QoS metric, determining a corresponding Ethernet QoS metric; and servicing the identified packet for transmission in accordance with an Ethernet protocol to thereby enable similar QoS to be provided to the packet in the Ethernet network as was provided to the packet in the Frame Relay network, wherein said servicing the identified racket further includes assigning a drop precedence to the packet based on discard eligible (DE) bit information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for implementing Quality of Service (QoS) across Frame Relay and Ethernet networks to enable similar QoS to be provided to packets in both the Frame Relay and Ethernet networks as the packets pass from one network to the other comprising:
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an input; and control circuitry associated with the input and adapted to; receive a packet from the Ethernet network; identify a the packet according to an Ethernet protocol for servicing; determine an Ethernet QoS metric for the identified packet, the QoS metric being associated with the packet on the Ethernet network, said determining an Ethernet QoS metric includes considering Ethernet information, wherein said Ethernet information includes p-bits information; and based upon the determined Ethernet QoS metric, determining a corresponding Frame Relay QoS metric; and service the identified packet for transmission on the Frame Relay network in accordance with the determined corresponding Frame Relay QoS metric protocol to thereby enable similar QoS to be provided to the packet in the Frame Relay network as was provided to the packet in the Ethernet network, wherein said servicing the identified racket further includes assigning a drop precedence to the packet based on the p-bits information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system of implementing Quality of Service (QoS) across Frame Relay and Ethernet networks to enable similar QoS to be provided to packets in both the Frame Relay and Ethernet networks as the packets pass from one network to the other comprising:
- an input; and
control circuitry associated with the input and adapted to;receiving a packet from the Frame Relay network; identify the packet according to a Frame Relay protocol for servicing; consider Frame Relay information to determine a Frame Relay QoS metric for the identified packet, the QoS metric being associated with handling of the packet on the Frame Relay network; and based upon the determined Frame Relay QoS metric, determining a corresponding Ethernet QoS metric; and service the identified packet for transmission in accordance with an Ethernet protocol to thereby enable similar QoS to be provided to the packet in the Ethernet network as was provided to the packet in the Frame Relay network, wherein said servicing the identified racket further includes assigning a drop precedence to the packet based on discard eligible (DE) bit information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
- an input; and
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