Patent ID: 8842696
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a guaranteed rate port scheduler (GRPS) operating in conjunction with a device, the method comprising: comparing total bandwidth for a plurality of transmit ports to an available bandwidth of a transmit bus, wherein the transmit bus is connected to the plurality of transmit ports and to the GRPS; selecting a subset of the plurality of transmit ports to use for transmission of at least one data packet if the total bandwidth for the plurality of transmit ports is greater than the available bandwidth of the transmit bus; de-rating a bandwidth of each of the subset of the transmit ports such that a total bandwidth of the subset of the transmit ports is less than the available bandwidth of the transmit bus; and transmitting, by each of the subset of the transmit ports in accordance with its de-rated bandwidth, a portion of the at least one data packet.