Intra-node pacing for high speed networks
US5040176A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/254
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for reducing transmission polling overhead of packets within a node of a communications network. This invention involves setting session ready bits in the line adaptor modules of the node. These bits are then used to inform a given module as to which modules of the node have packets that are bound for the given module. A given module of the node will not transmit a pacing message (YT control message) to another module unless it knows that the other module has a packet to transmit to the given module.
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