Method and apparatus for a network queuing engine and congestion management gateway

An apparatus comprising:

• a first interface for receiving data traffic for forwarding to a node of a network;
• a second interface for receiving a notification that indicates that congestion is affecting communication with the node;
• memory;
• and
• a processor that is configured to execute executable instructions to:
• accumulate the data traffic into the queue for a given time period in response to the notification;
• dequeue at least a portion of the data traffic from the queue after the given time period;
• and
• send the portion of the data traffic to the node via the second interface.

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a first interface that communicatively couples with a first network, a first notification that indicates that congestion is affecting communication with a first node of the first network;
• receiving, at the first interface, a second notification that indicates that congestion is affecting communication with a second node of the first network;
• receiving, at a second interface that communicatively couples with a second network, a first packet flow for delivery to the first node;
• receiving, at the second interface, a second packet flow for delivery to the second node;
• enqueuing, by a processor, the first packet flow at a first time;
• enqueuing, by the processor, the second packet flow at a second time;
• dequeueing, by the processor, at least one first packet of the first packet flow at a third time dequeueing, by the processor, at least one second packet of the second packet flow at a fourth time;
• sending the at least one first packet to the first node via the first interface;
• and
• sending the at least one second packet to the second node via the first interface.

An apparatus comprising:

• a first interface that is configured to (i) communicatively couple with a first network, (ii) receive a first notification that indicates that congestion is affecting communication with a first node of the first network, and (iii) receive a second notification that indicates that congestion is affecting communication with a second node of the first network;
• a second interface that is configured to (i) communicatively couple with a second network, (ii) receive a first packet flow for delivery to the first node, and (iii) receive a second packet flow for delivery to the second node;
• memory;
• and
• a processor that is configured to execute executable instructions to:
• enqueue the first packet flow in the queue for a first time period
• enqueue the second packet flow in the queue for a second time period;
• dequeue at least one first packet of the first packet flow from the queue after the first time period;
• dequeue at least one second packet of the second packet flow from the queue after the second time period;
• send the at least one first packet to the first node via the first interface;
• and
• send the at least one second packet to the second node via the first interface.