Use of control blocks to map multiple unidirectional connections
US6094685A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5626
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for allocating and deallocating control blocks for virtual connections in a network telecommunications device allows optimal usage of memory. Lists are maintained within the telecommunications device which identify control blocks as being fully utilized or partially utilized for either an incoming or outgoing connection. New connection requests for a user are handled by utilizing a partially used control block, if available, to avoid the allocation of unused memory resources in partially utilized control blocks.
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