Priority based bandwidth allocation within real-time and non-real-time traffic streams

A switch, comprising:

• a switch fabric;
• and
• a packet processor coupled to said switch fabric, wherein said packet processor is configured to direct data across said switch fabric to another packet processor, wherein said packet processor comprises:
• a first queue configured to store real-time data;
• and
• a second queue configured to store non-real-time data.

A packet processor, comprising:

• a first queue configured to store real-time data;
• a second queue configured to store non-real-time data;
• and
• a flow control unit coupled to said first queue and said second queue, wherein said flow control unit is configured to receive data, wherein said flow control unit is further configured to determine if said received data is one of a real-time data and a non-real-time data, wherein said real-time data has a higher priority of transmission than said non-real-time data, wherein said flow control unit is further configured to insert said received data into one of said first queue and said second queue, wherein said received data is inserted in said first queue if said received data is said real-time data, wherein said received data is inserted in said second queue if said received data is said non-real-time data.

A computer program product embodied in a machine readable medium for transmitting data in a network comprising the programming steps of:

• receiving data;
• determining if said received data is one of a real-time data and a non-real-time data, wherein said real-time data has a higher priority of transmission than said non-real-time data;
• and
• inserting said received data into one of a first queue and a second queue, wherein said first queue is configured to store real-time data, wherein said second queue is configured to store non-real-time data, wherein said received data is inserted in said first queue if said received data is said real-time data, wherein said received data is inserted in said second queue if said received data is said non-real-time data.