Patent ID: 9128785
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor of a device, a first data unit, a second data unit, and a third data unit; en-queuing, by the processor and during a first time period, the first data unit to a first queue, of a plurality of queues of the device, and the second data unit to a second queue of the plurality of queues; performing, by the processor and during a second time period that occurs after the first time period, a de-queue operation, performing, by the processor and during the second time period, a drop operation that includes removing the second data unit from the second queue based on the output port being unavailable to receive the second data unit during the second time period; and en-queuing, by the processor, the third data unit to one of the first queue or the second queue after performing the de-queue operation and the drop operation.