Technique for processing flows in a communications network

摘要

A method is provided for processing flows in a wireless communications network. Data packets belonging to different flows are received by a device of a communications network and stored in a queue to enable them to be sent by the device over a radio channel to at least one node. Access to the radio channel is time-shared between a plurality of nodes. The method includes: at least one step of determining a duration associated with a flow, the duration corresponding to a virtual duration needed for sending packets of said flow stored in the queue; and in order to send a data packet, a step of selecting one of the flows amongst a plurality of flows, in which step a flow is selected for which the associated duration is the smallest, and a step of sending a packet of the selected flow as extracted from the queue.

主权项

1. A flow processing method, with data packets belonging to different flows being received by a device of a communications network and stored in a queue for sending by said device over a radio channel to at least one node, access to the radio channel being time-shared between a plurality of nodes, the method comprising:
determining a duration for a flow, the duration being equal to a virtual duration needed for sending all of the packets of said flow stored in the queue; and in order to send a data packet, selecting one of the flows amongst a plurality of flows by the device, wherein the flow is selected for which the determined duration is the smallest, and sending a packet of the selected flow as extracted from the queue.