A system and method for optimizing data flow through a node in a network system, where messages forwarded to the node have one of at least two priorities, a normal priority and a high priority. A novel token bucket approach allows maintaining Quality of Service (Qos) while maximizing throughput. Token...http://www.google.de/patents/US6147970?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6147970 - Quality of service management for aggregated flows in a network system
