ABSTRACT

An apparatus and method for dynamic assignment of classes of traffic to a priority queue.

Bandwidth consumption by one or more types of packet traffic received in the packet forwarding device is monitored to determine whether the bandwidth consumption exceeds a threshold. If the bandwidth consumption exceeds the threshold, assignment of at least one type of packet traffic of the one or more types of packet traffic is changed from a queue having a first priority to a queue having a second priority.

Dynamic assignment of traffic classes to a priority queue in a packet forwarding device
Traffic classes to a priority queue in a packet forwarding device

Traffic classes to a priority queue in a packet forwarding device

An Inventor: Dr. Tal Lavian

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of telecommunications, and more particularly to dynamic assignment of traffic classes to queues having different priority levels.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION