Back pressure access control system for a shared buffer with allocation threshold for each traffic class

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PATENT NO 5838922
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08660318

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An improved access control system for a memory system in which memory locations can be allocated to virtual output queues dedicated to output ports from the system. The virtual queues can be used to handle data of different priorities. Thresholds are defined for the occupancy of the overall memory and of each virtual queue. The access control system regulates the acceptance of data stored in input adapters by determining whether a back pressure situation exists for the data's target output adapter for the class of traffic to which the data belongs. A single-bit access-controlling back pressure signal is generated as a function of the occupancy level of either the overall memory or of the virtual queue defined for the target output adapter.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA170 W TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Austruy, Pierre Nice, FR 5 222
Fichou, Aline La Colle sur Loup, FR 30 1556
Galand, Claude Cagnes/Mer, FR 99 6084
Iliadis, Ilias Ruschlikon, CH 59 1422

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