Christopher J. Kappler

Methods and apparatus for maintaining queues

Propagation of minimum guaranteed scheduling rates among scheduling layers in a hierarchical schedule

Hierarchical flow control for router ATM interfaces

Iterative architecture for hierarchical scheduling

Using burst tolerance values in time-based schedules

Priority propagation in a multi-level scheduling hierarchy

Methods and apparatus for reducing arbitration delay in channelized systems by use of additional scheduling hierarchy

Hierarchical scheduler inter-layer eligibility deferral

Method and system for providing delay bound and prioritized packet dropping

Scheduling eligible entries using an approximated finish delay identified for an entry based on an associated speed group