Routing packets in a ring communication network
US10938964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/42
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A packet communication method that generates a header that includes information to route a packet through a ring communication network is described. The header can include a target node identifier that identifies a target node to which the packet is to travel, and a direction identifier that identifies a direction to be traversed by the packet through the ring communication network. In some embodiments, the direction indicated by the direction identifier can be clockwise or counter-clockwise relative to a starting node from which the packet is to travel.
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