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Patent US8149710 - Flexible and hierarchical dynamic buffer allocation - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsIn one embodiment, a method comprises the following steps: receiving a first set of inputs comprising a first plurality of entities and a first traffic behavior; determining a first region of a buffer corresponding to the first traffic behavior; assigning the first plurality of entities to the first...http://www.google.com/patents/US8149710?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8149710 - Flexible and hierarchical dynamic buffer allocationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8149710 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/825,631Publication dateApr 3, 2012Filing dateJul 5, 2007Priority dateJul 5, 2007Also published asUS20090010162, WO2009006573A1, WO2009006573A9Publication number11825631, 825631, US 8149710 B2, US 8149710B2, US-B2-8149710, US8149710 B2, US8149710B2InventorsDavide Bergamasco, Valentina Alaria, Chiara Piglione, Michele CaramelloOriginal AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (109), Non-Patent Citations (112), Referenced by (3), Classifications (11), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFlexible and hierarchical dynamic buffer allocationUS 8149710 B2Abstract In one embodiment, a method comprises the following steps: receiving a first set of inputs comprising a first plurality of entities and a first traffic behavior; determining a first region of a buffer corresponding to the first traffic behavior; assigning the first plurality of entities to the first region; determining hierarchical relationships between at least some of the first plurality of entities; determining a first shared buffer space of the first region; and assigning at least one threshold for each of the first plurality of entities. The threshold may comprise a maximum amount of the first shared buffer space that may be allocated to an entity. The method may also involve configuring a logic device to allocate the first shared buffer space dynamically according to the hierarchical relationships and the thresholds.
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