Patent ID: 8565234
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of configuring a plurality of aggregation queues to aggregate multicast network traffic, the method comprising: configuring a first one of the plurality of aggregation queues to store at least data units associated with a first multicast group (MCG) and data units associated with a second MCG, including storing first configuration data in a configuration memory, the first configuration data indicating to a switching device that the switching device is to store data units associated with the first MCG and data units associated with the second MCG in the first one of the plurality of aggregation queues, wherein each aggregation queue in the plurality of aggregation queues is independently configurable either (i) to store data units associated with multiple multicast groups, or (ii) to store data units associated with only a single multicast group; and configuring a second one of the plurality of aggregation queues to store only those data units that are associated with a third MCG including storing second configuration data in the configuration memory, the second configuration data indicating to the switching device that the switching device is to store only data units associated with the third MCG in the second one of the plurality of aggregation queues.