Patent ID: 9088507
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of processing packets in a network, the method comprising: receiving a packet at an ingress port of a network device; determining, with the network device, a traffic class with which the packet is associated; determining, with the network device and based on the traffic class, whether the packet is to be (i) enqueued by a traffic manager of the network device or (ii) transmitted without being enqueued by the traffic manager of the network device; maintaining, at the network device, a plurality of dummy queue metrics to account for packets not enqueued by the traffic manager, wherein each dummy queue metric is associated with one or both of (i) a particular subscriber and (ii) a particular traffic class; and when it is determined that that the packet is to be transmitted without being enqueued by the traffic manager, when it is determined that the packet is to be enqueued by the traffic manager, enqueuing the packet in a queue in the traffic manager.