(57) ABSTRACT A System and method for allocating bandwidth acroSS a network to and
from different end point nodes improves the predictability and efficiency of best effort network …

A system and method provides a broadband network node for a best effort network such as
the Internet or intranets which supports the inexpensive and rapid deployment of services to …

A system and method for policing individual flows and subflows of a data stream. Data traffic
streams are classified into separate traffic flows, which in turn can be further classified into …

Packet based computer networks transmit information in packets that are formatted with a
sequence of well-known header fields that direct the packets through the network. For …

A method for controlling traffic flow at a network node including updating a plurality of credit
buckets over multiple time intervals and determining an adjusted credit value for a credit …

A method and apparatus for performing load-based packet marking within a network is
described. In one aspect, a first group of one or more packets of a data flow are marked with …

A system and method for policing one or more flows of a data stream of packets associated
with differing transmission protocols. The current capacity level for each flow is determined …

NETWORK bandwidth for transmitting data over a logical link that includes a plurality of
parallel physical links between first and second endpoints. A link bandwidth is allocated on …

A multi-protocol, multi-stage, real-time frame classifier is disclosed. A preliminary multi-
protocol frame composition analyzer is provided for performing preliminary multi-protocol …

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates flow control of
multi-path-switched data frames. During operation the system transmits from an ingress …