| 摘要 |
Advanced digital network bandwidth allocation is described. In one feature, flows require a minimum bandwidth allocation on the network link and are transferred using variable length cells multiplexed from different flows. In another feature, packets originating from data flows are divided into a series of cells such that each of the cells is identifiable as forming a part of specific packets. At least the specific packets are transferred on the network link incrementally by alternating each series of cells for the respective packets. At a second end of the network link, the identification information is used to reconstruct the series of cells for each specific packet to produce the specific packets at the second end of the network link. In still another feature, cells are formed using the data flows such that each data flow is made up of a series of one or more cells. At a time when the use of the network link is not allocatable to any of the data flows consistent with established priority allocations assigned to the data flows, at least one additional cell forming part of one of the flows is transferred, irrespective of the priority allocation assigned to that flow. Other features include response to variable network link bandwidth and burst priority re-assignment. |
