METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING QUEUES

摘要

There is provided a system and method of managing a multi-priority queue having a queue-fill reporter, a first predetermined queue-fill threshold for stopping the queue-fill reporter, a second and third predetermined queue-fill threshold for indicating that th e queue-fill reporter can start reporting, and a first timer for allowing the queue-fill reporter to start reporting. Additional thresholds can be added for other priorities of traffic. A second clock can be linked to these additional thresholds. In one implementation only the second queue-fil l threshold resets the timer and stars the reporter. In another implementation either the secon d queue-fill threshold or expiry of the timer can start the reporter and reset the timer.