Return-Path: william@bourbon.usc.edu Delivery-Date: Fri Dec 12 09:18:14 2008 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on merlot.usc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (bourbon.usc.edu [128.125.9.75]) by merlot.usc.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id mBCHIEDC010317 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:18:14 -0800 Received: from bourbon.usc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by bourbon.usc.edu (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id mBCHL0gY007820 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:21:00 -0800 Message-Id: <200812121721.mBCHL0gY007820@bourbon.usc.edu> To: cs551@merlot.usc.edu Subject: Re: Extra homework Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:21:00 -0800 From: Bill Cheng Someone wrote: > In extra HW WFQ problem, the last line says: > > "Sort according to finish times and apply tie breaking rule, the packet will > leave in the following order" > > So what is the general tie-breaking rule to be chosen ? Alphabetical order > or anything else ? You mean in real routers? I would guess that it's router specific. -- Bill Cheng // bill.cheng@usc.edu