Bandwidth allocation and congestion control scheme for an integrated voice and data network

A method for selecting information packets from plural queues in a multiplexer for transmission through an integrated voice and data network, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing received signaling messages in a signaling queue, received voice packets in a voice queue, and received data packets in a data queue;
• if at least one voice packet is stored in the voice queue, transmitting voice packets from the voice queue for a predetermined interval T1 or until the voice packets are exhausted from the voice queue, whichever occurs first;
• upon expiration of the predetermined interval T1, transmitting signaling messages until they are exhausted;
• if at least one data packet is stored in the data queue, transmitting data packets from the data queue for a predetermined interval T2 or until the data packets are exhausted from the data queue, whichever occurs first;
• upon expiration of the predetermined interval T2, transmitting signaling messages until they are exhausted;
• and
• then repeating the aforementioned steps.

A method for selecting information packets from plural queues in a multiplexer for transmission through an integrated voice and data network, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing signaling messages in a signaling queue, voice packets in a voice queue, and data packets in a data queue;
• interrupting transmission from the data queue at the end of a packet and then transmitting all signaling messages stored in the signaling queue;
• determining that no signaling message is stored for transmission and then transmitting voice packets for a first interval T1;
• and
• determining that the first interval T1 has expired and that no signaling message is stored for transmission and then transmitting data packets for a second interval T2.

A method for selecting information packets from plural queues for transmission through an integrated voice and data network, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing signaling messages, if any, in a signaling queue, voice packets in a voice queue, and data packets in a data queue;
• transmitting voice packets for a predetermined interval T1;
• determining that the predetermined interval T1 has expired or that the voice queue is exhausted, whichever occurs first, and then transmitting data packets for a predetermined interval T2;
• if a signaling message is moved into the signaling queue during the predetermined interval T1, interrupting the transmission from the voice queue at the end of a packet and suspending the running of the predetermined interval T1 until the entire signaling message is transmitted;
• and
• then transmitting voice packets for the remainder of the interrupted predetermined interval T1.

A method for selecting information packets from plural queues for transmission through an integrated voice and data network, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing signaling messages, if any, in a signaling queue, voice packets in a voice queue, and data packets in a data queue;
• transmitting data packets for a predetermined interval T2;
• determining that the predetermined interval T2 has expired or that the data queue is exhausted, whichever occurs first, and then transmitting voice packets for a predetermined interval T1;
• if a signaling message is moved into the signaling queue during the predetermined interval T2, interrupting the transmission from the data queue at the end of a packet and suspending the running of the predetermined interval T2 until the entire signaling message is transmitted;
• and
• then transmitting data packets for the remainder of the suspended predetermined interval T2.

A method for selecting information packets from plural queues in a multiplexer for transmission through an integrated voice and data network, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing signaling messages in a signaling queue, voice packets in a voice queue, and data packets in a data queue;
• interrupting transmission from the voice queue at the end of a packet and then transmitting all signaling messages stored in the signaling queue;
• determining that no signaling message is stored for transmission and then transmitting data packets for an interval T2;
• and
• determining that the second interval T2 has expired and that no signaling message is stored for transmission and then transmitting voice packets for an interval T1.

A method for selecting information packets from plural queues in a multiplexer for transmission through an integrated first and second types of traffic network, the method comprising the steps of:

• if one or more first type of traffic packets are stored in a first queue in the multiplexer, transmitting the first type of traffic packets from the first queue for an interval T1 or until the first type of traffic packets are exhausted from the first queue, whichever occurs first;
• if one or more second type of traffic packets are stored in a second queue in the multiplexer, transmitting the second type of traffic packets from the second queue for an interval T2 or until the second type of traffic packets are exhausted from the second queue, which occurs first;
• and
• repeat the first two steps.