Systems and methods for network scheduling and re-transmission buffering

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• separating, by a processor, at least a portion of packets received at a receiving buffer into real-time packets or non-real time packets, and transmitting the real-time packets into a first queue and the non-real time packets into a second queue;
• receiving, by a first re-transmission queue, the real-time packets from the first queue;
• receiving, by a second re-transmission queue, the non-real time packets from the second queue;
• receiving, by a transmitter, the real-time packets from the first re-transmission queue and the non-real time packets from the second re-transmission queue;
• and
• causing to transmit one or more real-time packets, and interleave one or more non-real time packets from the second re-transmission queue with the one or more real-time packets from the first re-transmission queue based on a ratio of non-real time packets to real-time packets to be transmitted per cycle,
• wherein the real-time packets or non real-time packets are retained unless the real-time packets or non real-time packets are marked as discard eligible, wherein the scheduler is configured to operate on one or more intermediate devices between a source transmitting node and a destination node.

A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium for scheduling packets in a network, the computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• separate at least a portion of packets received at a receiving buffer into real-time packets or non-real time packets, and transmitting the real-time packets into a first queue and the non-real time packets into a second queue;
• receive at a first re-transmission queue, the real-time packets from the first queue, and receive by a second re-transmission queue, the non-real time packets from the second queue;
• receive at a transmitter, the real-time packets from the first re-transmission queue and the non-real time packets from the second re-transmission queue;
• and
• cause to transmit one or more real-time packets and interleave one or more non-real time packet from the second re-transmission queue with the one or more real-time packets from the first re-transmission queue based on a ratio of non-real time packets to real-time packets to be transmitted per cycle,
• wherein the real-time packets or non real-time packets are retained unless the real-time packets or non real-time packets are marked as discard eligible, wherein the scheduler is configured to operate on one or more intermediate devices between a source transmitting node and a destination node.