Author: claimsbot

1. A mobile device that performs a call with an external mobile device, the mobile device comprising:
a control unit configured to obtain text, the text converted from voice data that is exchanged between the mobile device and the external mobile device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device, and obtain input text input to the mobile device and provided text that is received from the external mobile device; and
a display unit configured to arrange the text, the input text, and the provided text and display the arranged text, input text, and provided text on a screen of the device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the text, the input text, and the provided text are arranged in a temporal order in which the text, the input text, and the provided text are received by the mobile device, and
wherein the display unit is configured to display a chat window comprising the arranged text, input text, and provided text on the screen of the device.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the display unit is configured to display the arranged text, input text, and provided text distinguishably from each other.
4. The device of claim 3, wherein the display unit is configured to display a reliability of the text according to reliability of voice conversion of the text.
5. The device of claim 3, further comprising an audio output unit configured to output original voice data that corresponds to the text, according to selection of the text.
6. The device of claim 5, wherein the selected text is a sentence or a word in a sentence.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein, when an output method of the external mobile device is changed during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device, the mobile device receives information indicating the changed output method, and
wherein the output method comprises a voice-only output method, a text-only output method, and a voice and text output method.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the mobile device to output an indicator of the changed output method to the user of the mobile device by using at least one selected from a voice, a text, and a vibration.
9. The device of claim 7, wherein the control unit is further configured to recommend the user of the mobile device to change an input method of the mobile device during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device, according to the output method of the external mobile device, and
wherein the input method comprises a voice-only input method, a text-only input method, and a voice and text input method.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to associate the arranged text, input text, and provided text with a call list that comprises a call history in relation to the external device, and stores the call list.
11. The device of claim 10, wherein the control unit is further configured to store a part of the arranged text, input text, and provided text, and
wherein the part of the arranged text, input text, and provided text indicates a text that is obtained for a preset time period during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device before a predetermined event occurs.
12. A method of a mobile device performing a call with an external mobile device, the method comprising:
obtaining text, the text converted from voice data that is exchanged between the mobile device and the external mobile device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device;
obtaining input text that is input to the device;
obtaining provided text that is received from the external mobile device; and
arranging the text, the input text, and the provided text and displaying the arranged text, input text, and provided text on a screen of the device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the text, the input text, and the provided text are arranged in a temporal order in which the text, the input text, and the provided text are received by the mobile device, and
the displaying comprises displaying a chat window comprising the arranged text, input text, and provided text on the screen of the device.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the displaying comprises distinguishably displaying the arranged text, input text, and provided text.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the converted text is displayed according to reliability of voice conversion of the text.
16. The method of claim 14, further comprising outputting original voice data that corresponds to the text, according to selection of the text.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the selected text is a sentence or a word in a sentence.
18. The method of claim 12, further comprising, when an output method of the external mobile device is changed during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device, receiving information indicating the changed output method, and
wherein the output method comprises a voice-only output method, a text-only output method, and a voice and text output method.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising outputting using at least one selected from a voice, a text, and a vibration an indicator of the changed output method.
20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
recommending the user of the mobile device to change an input method of the device during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device, according to the output method of the external mobile device, and
wherein the input method comprises a voice-only input method, a text-only input method, and a voice and text input method.
21. The method of claim 12, further comprising associating the arranged text, input text, and provided text with a call list that comprises a call history in relation to the external device, and storing the call list.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the storing comprises storing a part of the arranged text, input text, and provided text, and
wherein the part of the arranged text, input text, and provided text indicates a text that is obtained for a preset time period during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device before a predetermined event occurs.
23. A system that provides a call between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, the system comprising:
a server comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive a voice of a first user from the first mobile device; and
a control unit configured to convert the voice of the first user into text,
wherein the communication unit is further configured to transmit the text to the second device;
the first mobile device configured to provide the voice of the first user to the server; and
the second mobile device configured to display the text, which is transmitted to the second mobile device, in a chat window that is displayed on a screen of the second mobile device during the call, wherein the chat window displays a conversation between the first user and a second user.
24. The system of claim 23, wherein the server is further configured to store the text.
25. The system of claim 24, wherein the server is further configured to store the voice of the first user that is received from the first mobile device.
26. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 12, by using a computer.
27. A mobile device comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor configured to control the transceiver to establish a voice-message communication session with an external mobile device, the voice-message communication session supporting transmission and reception of voice data and text data between the mobile device and the external mobile device.
28. The mobile device of claim 27, further comprising:
a display; and
an inputoutput unit configured to receive input from a user and output information to a user;
wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display the text data received from the external mobile device as text information and control the inputoutput unit to output the voice data received from the external mobile device as audio information.
29. The mobile device of claim 28, wherein the processor is further configured to control the inputoutput unit to receive text data from the user and voice data from the user, and control the transceiver to transmit the text data and the voice data to the external mobile device.
30. The mobile device of claim 29, wherein the processor is further configured to control the mobile device to operate in a voice call mode.
31. The mobile device of claim 30, wherein the processor is further configured to control the transceiver to receive text data from the external mobile device and convert the text data into voice data and control the inputoutput unit to output the converted text data as the voice data, in the voice call mode.
32. The mobile device of claim 29, wherein the processor is further configured to control the mobile device to operate in a text mode.
33. The mobile device of claim 32, wherein the processor is further configured to control the transceiver to receive voice data from the external mobile device and convert the voice data into text data and control the inputoutput unit to output the converted voice data as the text data, in the text mode.
34. The mobile device of claim 29, wherein the processor is further configured to control the mobile device to operate in a combination mode comprising a voice call mode and a text mode.
35. The mobile device of claim 34, wherein the processor is further configured to control the transceiver to receive text data from the external mobile device and convert the text data into voice data and control the inputoutput unit to output the converted text data as the voice data, in the combination mode, and
wherein the processor is further configured to control the transceiver to receive voice data from the external mobile device and convert the voice data into text data and control the inputoutput unit to output the converted voice data as the text data, in the combination mode.
36. The mobile device of claim 34, wherein the processor is further configured to control the inputoutput unit to receive the input as text data or voice data and output the information as text data or voice data.
37. The mobile device of claim 34, wherein the processor is further configured to control the inputoutput unit to receive the input as text data or voice data and simultaneously output the information as text data and voice data.
38. The mobile device of claim 29, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit and receive the voice data over a voice channel of the voice-message communication session and transmit and receive the text data over a text data channel of the voice-message communication session.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A sand screen for use in production of hydrocarbons from wells, comprising an intelligent completions device disposed in the sand screen.
2. The sand screen of claim 1, wherein the intelligent completions device comprises a sensor.
3. The sand screen of claim 1, wherein the intelligent completions device comprises a temperature sensor.
4. The sand screen of claim 1, wherein the intelligent completions device comprises a pressure sensor.
5. The sand screen of claim 1, wherein the intelligent completions device comprises a flow rate measurement device.
6. The sand screen of claim 1, wherein the intelligent completions device comprises a oilwatergas ratio measurement device.
7. The sand screen of claim 1, wherein the intelligent completions device comprises a scale detector.
8. The sand screen of claim 1, wherein the intelligent completions device comprises a sand detection device.
9. A gravel pack system, comprising:
a sand screen; and
an intelligent completions device disposed within the sand screen.
10. The gravel pack system of claim 9, wherein the intelligent completions device comprises a sensor.
11. The gravel pack system of claim 9, wherein the intelligent completions device comprises a temperature sensor.
12. The gravel pack system of claim 9, wherein the intelligent completions device comprises a pressure sensor.
13. The gravel pack system of claim 9, wherein the intelligent completions device is selected from a flow rate measurement device, an oilwatergas ratio measurement device, a scale detector, and a sand detection device.
14. The gravel pack system of claim 9, further comprising a fiber optic cable.
15. The gravel pack system of claim 9, further comprising a control line connected to the intelligent completions device.
16. The gravel pack system of claim 15, wherein the control line is selected from an electric line and a fiber optic line.
17. The gravel pack system of claim 9, further comprising a control line extending from the surface to the intelligent completions device.
18. A method for placing a gravel pack around a completion, comprising:
gathering data from an intelligent completions device disposed in a sand screen of the completion; and
flowing a gravel slurry into the assembly wherein a gravel is deposited between the sand screen and a formation.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the intelligent completions device is a sensor.
20. A method of monitoring a well characteristic of a well, comprising:
running a control line to an intelligent completions device disposed in a sand screen;
running the sand screen into the well; and
sending a signal through the control line.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the intelligent completions device is a sensor.
22. A well completion, comprising:
a sand screen positioned adjacent the formation; and
a fiber optic line at least a portion of which is attached to the sand screen.
23. The well completion of claim 22, further comprising a gravel pack around the sand screen.
24. A method for gravel packing a well, comprising:
running a sand screen into a particular length of the well;
extending a fiber optic line into the particular length of the well; and
gravel packing the well.
25. The method of claim 24, further comprising performing the running step at substantially the same time as the extending step.
26. The method of claim 24, further comprising performing the running step before the extending step.

1. A heat recovery device comprising a gas diverter valve, a gasliquid heat exchanger and a flow duct;
the gas diverter valve comprising a valve member movable between a bypass position and a heat exchange position;
the gasliquid heat exchanger comprising a plurality of gas flow passages, a gas inlet manifold and a gas outlet manifold in flow communication with said gas flow passages;
the flow duct comprising:
(a) a top sealing surface adapted to seal to a sealing surface of a gas flow conduit, the top sealing surface surrounding a top opening in the flow duct; and
(b) a duct wall extending between the heat exchanger and the top sealing surface and enclosing an interior of the flow duct, wherein the interior of the flow duct is in flow communication with the gas flow passages of the heat exchanger.
2. The heat recovery device of claim 1, wherein the flow duct further comprises:
(c) a bottom sealing surface along which the flow duct is secured to the heat exchanger, the bottom sealing surface surrounding a bottom opening in the flow duct through which the interior of the duct is in flow communication with the gas flow passages of the heat exchanger.
3. The heat recovery device of claim 1, wherein the gas diverter valve further comprises a planar support frame which defines a valve opening in which the valve member is received; and
wherein the flow duct further comprises a planar nesting ridge surrounding the top opening of duct, and wherein the support frame is received on top of the nesting ridge.
4. The heat recovery device of claim 3, wherein the top sealing surface comprises a top sealing flange which surrounds the nesting ridge and is separated therefrom by a shoulder, such that the nesting ridge is recessed relative to the top sealing flange.
5. The heat recovery device of claim 4, wherein a leading edge or a trailing edge of the valve member overlaps with an edge of the nesting ridge or the top sealing flange; and
wherein at least one of the valve member and the nesting ridge or top sealing flange is notched in an area of said overlap.
6. The heat recovery device of claim 1, further comprising a flow vane located proximate to a leading edge of the valve member when the valve is closed, wherein the flow vane has a smoothly contoured surface, and wherein the flow vane overlaps the leading edge or the trailing edge of the valve member when the valve is closed.
7. The heat recovery device of claim 1, wherein the gas diverter valve further comprises a planar support frame which defines a valve opening in which the valve member is received;
wherein one face of the support frame is secured to the top sealing surface of the duct and the opposite face of the support frame is adapted to seal to said sealing surface of said gas flow conduit; and
wherein the top sealing surface of the duct comprises a top sealing flange which extends inwardly from the duct wall.
8. The heat recovery device of claim 4, wherein the top sealing flange is formed separately from the remainder of the duct and is provided with an upstanding flange, and wherein the top of the duct is provided with an upstanding flange which is sealed to the upstanding flange of the top sealing flange.
9. The heat recovery device of claim 8, wherein the upstanding flanges are sealed together by crimping.
10. The heat recovery device according to claim 2, wherein the gasliquid heat exchanger further comprises a mounting plate having a gas inlet manifold opening and a gas outlet manifold opening, the openings of the mounting plate aligning with the respective gas inlet manifold and gas outlet manifold of the heat exchanger;
wherein the bottom sealing flange of the duct is secured to the mounting plate;
wherein an edge of the valve member engages an upstanding tab extending from the mounting plate into the interior of the duct, with the valve member in the heat exchange position;
wherein the upstanding tab engages and overlaps an edge of the valve member when the valve member is in the heat exchange position
wherein the upstanding tab is angled relative to the mounting plate by an angle of less than 90 degrees, such that the valve member engages the tab when rotated from the closed to the open position by less than 90 degrees; and
wherein the upstanding tab comprises a resilient member which biases the valve member toward the closed position when the valve member is engaged with the tab.
11. The heat recovery device according to claim 1, wherein the duct is constructed from first and second base portions, each having a bottom wall with an opening in alignment with one of the gas inlet manifold and the gas outlet manifold of the heat exchanger, wherein back-to-back walls of the base portions form a central dividing wall which extends upwardly from the bottom walls, and divides the duct into two portions throughout a portion of its height; and
wherein the duct further comprises an upper side wall portion extending between the base portions and the valve.
12. The heat recovery device according to claim 1, the gas diverter valve further comprises an arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the arm is rigidly attached to the valve member and the second end of the arm is pivotable about a pivot axis, such that the valve member is movable between the bypass position and the heat exchange position by pivoting the arm.
13. The heat recovery device of claim 12, wherein the valve member includes an angled end portion proximate to at least one of a leading edge and a trailing edge of the valve member, wherein the angled end portion extends from the valve member in a direction toward a surface which said leading or trailing edge of the valve member will engage when in the heat exchange position.
14. The heat recovery device of claim 12, wherein said valve member has an upper curved surface which, when the heat recovery device is joined to said gas flow conduit, protrudes into the gas flow conduit and causes a reduction in a cross-sectional area of the conduit in the vicinity of the valve member.
15. The heat recovery device of claim 1, wherein the interior of the flow duct is provided with an upstanding dividing wall which separates an inlet side of the flow duct from an outlet side of the flow duct, and which extends throughout substantially the entire height of the flow duct, wherein the dividing wall substantially prevents bypass flow in the heat exchange position;
wherein the valve member pivots about a pivot axis which is located proximate to either a leading edge or a trailing edge of the valve member; and
wherein the pivot axis is proximate to the dividing wall.
16. The heat recovery device of claim 1, wherein the flow duct further comprises a bottom opening through which the interior of the flow duct is in flow communication with the gas flow passages of the heat exchanger;
wherein the valve member pivots about a pivot axis which is located proximate to either a leading edge or a trailing edge of the valve member; and
wherein the pivot axis of the valve member is located in close proximity to the bottom opening.
17. In combination, a heat recovery device and a gas flow conduit, wherein the heat recovery device comprises a gas diverter valve, a gasliquid heat exchanger and a flow duct;
the gas diverter valve comprising a valve member movable between a bypass position and a heat exchange position;
the gasliquid heat exchanger comprising a plurality of gas flow passages, a gas inlet manifold and a gas outlet manifold in flow communication with said gas flow passages;
the flow duct comprising:
(a) a top sealing surface sealed to a sealing surface of the gas flow conduit, the top sealing surface surrounding a top opening in the flow duct;
(b) a duct wall extending between the heat exchanger and the top sealing surface and enclosing an interior of the flow duct, wherein the interior of the flow duct is in flow communication with the gas flow passages of the heat exchanger.
18. The combination of claim 17, wherein the conduit is flattened in the vicinity of the connection to the top sealing surface of the flow duct, such that the conduit is wider than the valve member, and wherein an interior surface of the conduit is provided with extensions which extend inwardly toward the valve member and which minimize bypass flow around the sides of the valve member in the heat exchange position.
19. The combination of claim 17, wherein a cross-sectional area of said conduit is increased proximate to an inlet side of the flow duct and reduced proximate to an outlet side of the flow duct.
20. A heat recovery device, comprising:
(a) a gasliquid heat exchanger comprising a plurality of gas flow passages, a gas inlet manifold, and a gas outlet manifold in flow communication with said gas flow passages;
(b) a gas flow duct comprising:
(i) a hollow interior chamber;
(ii) a first open end and a second open end spaced apart from one another along a bypass gas flow direction, wherein a bypass gas flow passage is defined through the hollow interior chamber between the first and second ends, along said bypass gas flow direction; and
(iii) at least one opening through which flow communication is provided between the interior chamber and the gas inlet and outlet manifolds of the heat exchanger, wherein said at least one opening is located between the first and second ends of the gas flow duct;

(c) a gas diverter valve comprising a first valve member and a second valve member, both of which are located within the hollow interior chamber of the gas flow duct, wherein each of the first and second valve members is pivotable about a pivot axis between a closed position in which flow communication between the hollow interior chamber and one of the manifolds of the heat exchanger is substantially prevented by the valve member, and an open position in which flow communication between the hollow interior chamber and one of the manifolds of the heat exchanger is permitted;
wherein, with both of the valve members in said closed position, the valve members substantially block said at least one opening so as to substantially prevent flow communication between the hollow interior chamber and the gas inlet and outlet manifolds of the heat exchanger.
21. The heat recovery device of claim 20, wherein the second valve member is located downstream of the first valve member along said bypass gas flow direction, and is spaced apart from the first valve member, wherein the first valve member substantially prevents flow communication between the hollow interior chamber and the gas inlet manifold of the heat exchanger in its closed position, and wherein the second valve member substantially prevents flow communication between the hollow interior chamber and the gas outlet manifold of the heat exchanger in its closed position.
22. The heat recovery device of claim 20, wherein each of the valve members comprises a flap having a leading edge and a trailing edge spaced apart along said bypass gas flow direction, and wherein the pivot axis of each said valve member is proximate to the leading or trailing edge thereof, and is transverse to the bypass gas flow direction.
23. The heat recovery device of claim 20, wherein the pivot axes of both the first and second valve members are proximate to said at least one opening, and wherein the first and second valve members remain substantially entirely within the hollow interior chamber during pivoting of the valve members from their closed positions to their open positions.
24. The heat recovery device of claim 20, wherein the pivot axis of the first valve member is proximate to the trailing edge of the first valve member, and the pivot axis of the second valve member is proximate to the leading edge of the second valve member.
25. The heat recovery device of claim 20, wherein said at least one opening and the pivot axes are located in a base of the gas flow duct, the base having a planar flange through which the gas flow duct is attached to the heat exchanger.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for selecting packets comprising:
initiating a first packet selection process at a first time slot;
initiating a second packet selection process at a second time slot immediately following the first time slot such that execution of the second packet selection process overlaps execution of the first packet selection process at different levels of a scheduling hierarchy;
selecting a first packet at a third time slot in response to the first packet selection process; and
selecting a second packet at a fourth time slot in response to the second packet selection process, the fourth time slot immediately following the third time slot,
wherein each of the first packet selection process and the second packet selection process comprises two or more subprocesses executed to select the first packet and the second packet respectively, and
wherein at least one of the subprocesses in the first packet selection process is different from the subprocesses in the second packet selection process.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second packets are selected based on an arrival time of the first and second packets at a corresponding egress queue and a departure time of a previous packet at the corresponding egress queue from a data flow associated with the first and second packets respectively.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the two or more subprocesses in the first packet selection process and in the second packet selection process is executed in one time slot.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein each of the two or more subprocesses in the first packet selection process and in the second packet selection process is executed at a different level of the scheduling hierarchy.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein when a subprocess is selected by the first packet selection process, it is locked and cannot be selected by the second packet selection process.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the subprocess is selected from one or more subprocesses at a same level of the scheduling hierarchy by sorting the one or more subprocesses at that level based on a selection criteria.
7. A method for selecting packets comprising:
initiating a first packet selection process at a first time slot;
initiating a second packet selection process at a second time slot immediately following the first time slot such that execution of the second packet selection process overlaps execution of the first packet selection process at different levels of a scheduling hierarchy;
selecting a first packet at a third time slot in response to the first packet selection process; and
selecting a second packet at a fourth time slot in response to the second packet selection process, the fourth time slot immediately following the third time slot,
wherein each of the first packet selection process and the second packet selection process comprises two or more subprocesses executed to select the first packet and the second packet respectively,
wherein when a subprocess is selected by the first packet selection process, it is locked and cannot be selected by the second packet selection process,
wherein the subprocess is selected from one or more subprocesses at a same level of the scheduling hierarchy by sorting the one or more subprocesses at that level based on a selection criteria, and
wherein the selection criteria is one selected in a group comprising an arrival time and a contracted rate.
8. A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions which are executable by a system, and which, when executed by the system, cause the system to:
initiate a first packet selection process at a first time slot;
initiate a second packet selection process at a second time slot immediately following the first time slot such that execution of the second packet selection process overlaps execution of the first packet selection process at different levels of a scheduling hierarchy;
select a first packet at a third time slot in response to the first packet selection process; and
select a second packet at a fourth time slot in response to the second packet selection process, the fourth time slot immediately following the third time slot,
wherein each of the first packet selection process and the second packet selection process comprises two or more subprocesses executed to select the first packet and the second packet respectively, and
wherein at least one of the subprocesses in the first packet selection process is different from the subprocesses in the second packet selection process.
9. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the first and second packets are selected based on an arrival time of the first and second packets at a corresponding egress queue and a departure time of a previous packet at the corresponding egress queue from a data flow associated with the first and second packets respectively.
10. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein each of the two or more subprocesses in the first packet selection process and in the second packet selection process is executed in one time slot.
11. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein each of the two or more subprocesses in the first packet selection process and in the second packet selection process is executed at a different level of the scheduling hierarchy.
12. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein when a subprocess is selected by the first packet selection process, it is locked and cannot be selected by the second packet selection process.
13. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the subprocess is selected from one or more subprocesses at a same level of the scheduling hierarchy by sorting the one or more subprocesses at that level based on a selection criteria.
14. A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions which are executable by a system, and which, when executed by the system, cause the system to:
initiate a first packet selection process at a first time slot;
initiate a second packet selection process at a second time slot immediately following the first time slot such that execution of the second packet selection process overlaps execution of the first packet selection process at different levels of a scheduling hierarchy;
select a first packet at a third tine slot in response to the first packet selection process; and
select a second packet at a fourth time slot in response to the second packet selection process, the fourth time slot immediately following the third time slot,
wherein when a subprocess is selected by the first packet selection process, it is locked and cannot be selected by the second packet selection process,
wherein the subprocess is selected from one or more subprocesses at a same level of the scheduling hierarchy by sorting the one or more subprocesses at that level based on a selection criteria, and
wherein the selection criteria is one selected in a group comprising an arrival time and a contacted rate.
15. A system, comprising:
a switch fabric; and
an egress coupled with the switch fabric to
initiate a first packet selection process at a first time slot,
initiate a second packet selection process at a second time slot immediately following the first time slot such that execution of the second packet selection process overlaps execution of the first packet selection process at different levels of a scheduling hierarchy,
select a first packet at a third time slot in response to the first packet selection process, and
select a second packet at a fourth time slot in response to the second packet selection process, the fourth time slot immediately following the third time slot,
wherein each of the first packet selection process and the second packet selection process comprises two or more subprocesses executed to select the first packet and the second packet respectively, and
wherein at least one of the subprocesses in the first packet selection process is different from the subprocesses in the second packet selection process.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first and second packets are selected based on an arrival time of the first and second packets at a corresponding egress queue and a departure time of a previous packet at the corresponding egress queue from a data flow associated with the first and second packets respectively.
17. The system of claim 15, wherein each of the two or more subprocesses in the first packet selection process and in the second packet selection process is executed in one time slot.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein each of the two or more subprocesses in the first packet selection process and in the second packet selection process is executed at a different level of the scheduling hierarchy.
19. The system of claim 15, wherein when a subprocess is selected by the first packet selection process, it is locked and cannot be selected by the second packet selection process.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein the subprocess is selected from one or more subprocesses at a same level of the scheduling hierarchy by sorting the one or more subprocesses at that level based on a selection criteria.
21. A system, comprising:
a switch fabric; and
an egress coupled with the switch fabric to
initiate a first packet selection process at a first time slot,
initiate a second packet selection process at a second time slot immediately following the first time slot such that execution of the second packet selection process overlaps execution of the first packet selection process at different levels of a scheduling hierarchy,
select a first packet at a third time slot in response to the first packet selection process, and
select a second packet at a fourth time slot in response to the second packet selection process, the fourth time slot immediately following the third time slot,
wherein each of the first packet selection process and the second packet selection process comprises two or more subprocesses executed to select the first packet and the second packet respectively,
wherein when a subprocess is selected by the first packet selection process, it is locked and cannot be selected by the second packet selection process,
wherein the subprocess is selected from one or more subprocesses at a same level of the scheduling hierarchy by sorting the one or more subprocesses at that level based on a selection criteria, and
wherein the selection criteria is one selected in a group comprising an arrival time and a contracted rate.