Patent ID: 8861344
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A traffic processor for scheduling information elements for forwarding, wherein each information element is associated with a flow and comprises at least one information element segment, the traffic processor comprising: multiple shapers, each shaper associated with an egress port and at least one flow of information elements, wherein each shaper is governed by at least one quality of service (“QoS”) parameter; multiple groups, wherein each group includes multiple shapers; a group arbiter for arbitrating among the multiple groups to select a group; a shaper arbiter for arbitrating among the multiple shapers within the selected group to select a shaper; and a scheduler for scheduling for forwarding an information element segment associated with the selected shaper; wherein each port is associated with only a subgroup of shapers within a group, and the shapers within the subgroup are arbitrated together during shaper arbitration.