Abstract: A scalable integrated traffic shaper for a use in a packet-switched network that regulates multiple connections and prevents lost data by integrating link scheduling and traffic shaping to fairly arbitrate between incoming connections.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 4, 1997
Date of Patent:
January 26, 1999
Assignee:
AT&T Corp/CSI Zeinet(A Cabletron Co.)
Inventors:
Flavio Giovanni Bonomi, Albert Gordon Greenberg, Jennifer Lynn Rexford