Campbell Stephenson LLP
Apparatus and method for implementing comprehensive QoS independent of the fabric system
An apparatus and method for implementing comprehensive QOS independent of the fabric system is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a system is provided comprising a switching medium, a plurality of line cards, a first scheduler associated with an ingress line card, and a second scheduler associated with an egress line card and communicatively coupled with the first scheduler. According to another embodiment, a line card is provided comprising a plurality of input buffers, a plurality of output buffers, output buffer status logic coupled to the output buffers operable to produce output buffer status information corresponding to each output buffer, a first scheduler coupled to the input buffers and operable to select data from the input buffers based upon the output buffer status, and a second scheduler coupled to the output buffers and operable to select data from the output buffers in accordance with Quality of Service requirements.
Cisco Technology, Inc.
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Ketan A. Yung-Chin Abhijit V.
Padwekar Chen Warkhedi