Multi-tasking adapter for parallel network applications
US6072781A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/544
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications apparatus is provided comprising a plurality of FIFO buffers, each with independent control and priority logic under software control for supporting different types of message traffic, both send and receive, such as comprise a multimedia server system. Processor software directs messages to specific, optimized FIFO buffers. Further, a system is provided including a plurality of nodes wherein a sending node specifies the communications path through the system, selecting specific FIFO buffers in each node for buffering its messages.
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