Multiple virtual FIFO arrangement
US5426639A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2205/066
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The operation of a packet switch having a plurality of port circuits is enhanced by including in a port circuit a virtual FIFO for each source of data packets that the port circuit serves, such that the storage capacity of a FIFO increases and decreases as required by the associated source.
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