| US 7,499,402 B2 | ||
| Network delay control | ||
| Pierce Keating, Issaquah, Wash. (US); Yan Zhang, Bothell, Wash. (US); and Bill Stevens, Bellevue, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to RadioFrame Networks, Inc., Redmond, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 08, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/54,345. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/562111, filed on Apr. 13, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0226156 A1, Oct. 13, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 12/26 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—235 [370/412] | 51 Claims |
| 1. A method of controlling network traffic, comprising:
monitoring a plurality of packets to be transmitted via a network transmission path;
anticipating a time at which a timing sensitive packet will become available for transmission via the network transmission
path; and
controlling the plurality of packets in accordance the anticipated time so that the network transmission path will not be
occupied by packets other than the timing sensitive packet at a time associated with the anticipated time;
wherein controlling the flow of packets to the network transmission path comprises clearing a memory associated with the network
transmission path prior to the anticipated time.
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