Patent ID: 9246835
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: H04J,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A network device comprising: a first queue configured to store a first frame; a second queue configured to store a second frame; a timing module configured to generate a first priority timing signal and a second priority timing signal, wherein the first priority timing signal indicates when transmission of the first frame is permitted, and wherein the second priority timing signal indicates when transmission of the second frame is not permitted; a deblocking shaper configured to, based on the first priority timing signal, permit transmission of the first frame during a predetermined window; and a blocking shaper comprising a counter, wherein a value of the counter indicates an amount of time until a start of the predetermined window, and wherein the blocking shaper is configured to, based on the second priority timing signal, the value of the counter and a size of the second frame, determine whether to (i) permit transmission of the second frame prior to the predetermined window, or (ii) block forwarding of the second frame from the second queue until after the predetermined window.