A method and system for transmitting packets in a packet switching network. Packets received by a packet processor may be prioritized based on the urgency to process them. Packets that are urgent to be processed may be referred to as real-time packets. Packets that are not urgent to be processed may...http://www.google.com/patents/US7385997?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7385997 - Priority based bandwidth allocation within real-time and non-real-time traffic streams