Patent ID: 6076112
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: G06F,H04J,H04L,H04Q,H04W,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for providing prioritized access to a shared buffer resource in a receiving apparatus by data cells transmitted over a link to said receiving apparatus by a sending apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:determining a priority level of a data cell to be transmitted;generating a first count indicative of a number of data cells transmitted to said receiving apparatus over said link for storage in said shared buffer resource;storing at least one buffer threshold providing a maximum number of buffers allocatable to data cells of a respective priority level;identifying which, if any, of said at least one buffer thresholds are equaled or exceeded by said first count; anddisabling transmission of said data cell to be transmitted if one of said at least one buffer threshold corresponding to said priority level of said data cell to be transmitted is equaled or exceeded by said first count.