Patent ID: 6535486
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In an internetworking device having a display device, a method of visually displaying a congestion level in a delay variance removing queue in the internetworking device used to store received frames, the method comprising the following steps:receiving a plurality of frames on a first communication link, the plurality of frames having one of plurality of encoded-information-types; determining whether a first level of congestion is occurring using the number of frames received, and if so, displaying a first visual indicator on the display device; selecting frames including a first encoded-information-type encoded in the selected frames to store in the delay variance removing queue; and discarding frames in the delay variance removing queue that do not have the selected first encoded-information-type; determining whether a second level of congestion is occurring using the number of frames received, and if so, displaying a second visual indicator on the display device; selecting frames including a second encoded-information-type encoded in the selected frames to store in the delay variance removing queue; discarding additional frames received that do not have the second selected encoded-information-type; and determining whether a third level of congestion is occurring using the number of frames received, and if so, displaying a third visual indicator on the display device, discarding frames in the delay variance removing queue that do not include a third encoded information type, and discarding additional frames received until a frame is received with the third encoded-information-type.