US 12,647,370 B2 · Distributed time-sensitive network (TSN) scheduler

Abstract

A communication network configured to support time-sensitive interconnection communication is disclosed. In one example, the communication network comprises: communication network components, each configured to provide a functionality for data communication from a source device across the communication network to a destination device and a processor arranged to configure at least one component of the communication network components based on a time sensitive communication schedule of a flow which passes through the at least one component, wherein the at least one component is configured to act as at least one waypoint to provide the time sensitive interconnection communication such that the at least one waypoint communicates with at least one of other waypoints in a neighbor communication network to connect the time sensitive communication schedule with another time sensitive communication schedule of another flow passing through a plurality of other communication network components in the neighbor communication network.

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Dependent claims

A communication network configured to support time-sensitive interconnection communication, comprising:

a plurality of communication network components, each communication network component configured to provide a functionality for data communication from a source device across the communication network to a destination device;
and
a processor arranged to configure at least one of the plurality of communication network components based on a time sensitive communication schedule of a flow which passes through the at least one of the plurality of communication network components, wherein the at least one of the plurality of communication network components is configured as at least one waypoint to provide the time sensitive interconnection communication such that the at least one waypoint communicates with at least one of other waypoints in a neighbor communication network to connect the time sensitive communication schedule with another time sensitive communication schedule of another flow passing through a plurality of other communication network components in the neighbor communication network.

A system configured to support time sensitive interconnection communication, comprising:

a first communication network comprising:
a first processor configured to schedule a first flow within a first domain including one or more first communication network components in the first communication network;
and
at least one first waypoint, acting as at least one of the one or more first communication network components, configured to provide the time sensitive interconnection communication;
and
a second communication network comprising:
a second processor configured to schedule a second flow within a second domain including one or more second communication network components in the second communication network;
and
at least one second waypoint, acting as at least one of the one or more second communication network components, configured to provide the time sensitive interconnection communication,
wherein the at least one first waypoint communicates with the at least one second waypoint to create a composite time sensitive communication schedule such that the first flow passes from the first communication network to the second communication network via the time sensitive interconnection communication.

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Abstract

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