Patent ID: 11921648
Assignee: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS TEXAS, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. The processor of claim 10, wherein the at least one processing device upon execution of the instructions is further configured to adjust the priority by:
maximizing the priority when a dropped packet condition is detected, and maximizing the priority includes maximizing a polling rate for polling the hardware interface, maximizing a nice value associated with the hardware interface, and maximizing a number of poll threads to allocate for the hardware interface; or
adjusting the priority when Rx driver queue filled or Rx buffer filled conditions are detected, wherein adjusting the priority includes activating or deactivating one or more poll threads for the hardware interface, increasing or decreasing a nice value associated with the hardware interface, and increasing or decreasing a polling rate for polling the hardware interface.