The present scheme provides a mechanism for preventing traffic on one or more LAN ports from dramatically affecting performance on other LAN ports of a router resource. In one embodiment, the utilization of a router resource at the interface between a first number of a local area network ports and a...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7554918?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7554918 - Fair multiplexing scheme for multiple input port router