Nested frame communication protocol
US5168495A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A nested frame communication protocol for communicating between computers. According to the nested frame communication protocol of the present invention, the computers communicate by transferring frames over communication links. The transmission of low priority frames may be interrupted in order to transmit high priority frames. After the transmission of the high priority frames is complete, the transmission of the low priority frames resumes. Processing states relating to interrupted frame transmissions are saved when the frame transmissions are interrupted. The processing states are restored when the interrupted frame transmissions are resumed.
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