PRIORITY-BASED ROUTING

摘要

Disclosed herein is a router configured for priority-based routing. The router is configured to receive a plurality of packets, wherein each packet is assigned a priority value. The router includes an output circuit configured to select the packet with the highest priority value. The output circuit is configured to forward the priority value of the selected packet to a second router. The output circuit is configured to transfer the selected packet to the second router when the link between the first router and the second router is available.

主权项

1. A router comprising
an input port to receive a plurality of incoming packets, each of the plurality of packets to reference a priority; priority logic coupled to the input port to select a particular incoming packet of the plurality of incoming packets with a particular priority that is to be a highest priority of the plurality of incoming packets; and an output port coupled to the priority logic to update a current priority in the output port with the particular priority in response to the output port being in a congested state and to forward the particular priority towards a destination.