Patent ID: 8553545
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A network device-implemented method, comprising: receiving, by the network device, a packet associated with a quality of service priority class and with a connection to a user device, where the network device includes an output queue associated with the priority class of the packet; determining, by the network device and when the output queue is congested, whether the connection associated with the packet is a guaranteed bit rate (GBR) connection; queuing of the packet, by the network device and in response to the determination, according to a first action policy function when the connection associated with the packet is a GBR connection, wherein the first action policy function includes: queuing of the packet, by the network device according to a second action policy function, responsive to a determination that the connection associated with the packet is not a GBR connection, wherein the second action policy function includes, when a usage rate of the connection to the user device is greater than a maximum bit rate value defined for the connection: