Variable latency cut through bridge for forwarding packets in response to user's manual adjustment of variable latency threshold point while the bridge is operating
US5598581A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/46
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A variable latency cut through bridge (210) for selectively forwarding data packets (10) within a network (310) of computers (312), the variable latency cut through bridge (210) employing a variable latency bridging method wherein the latency factor of the variable latency cut through bridge (210) is set according to the position of a variable threshold point (428). The variable threshold point (428) is optionally set to within a rapid drop off portion (520) of a probability line (514) describing the probability that the data packet (10) is bad as a function of the amount of the packet (10) which has been examined within the variable latency cut through bridge (210).
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