Method and apparatus for transferring packets to a memory
US6473435B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13296
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring packets. The apparatus includes a memory. The apparatus includes an accumulation mechanism in which packets are stored until they are to be placed in the memory. The accumulation mechanism is connected to the memory. The apparatus includes a controller connected to the memory and the accumulation mechanism which controls when packets in the accumulation mechanism are transferred to the memory. The controller prevents any packet in the accumulation mechanism from remaining in the accumulation mechanism indefinitely. A method for transferring packets. The method includes the steps of receiving packets at an accumulation mechanism. Then there is the step of controlling when packets in the accumulation mechanism are transferred to a memory by a controller. Next there is the step of preventing with the controller any packet in the accumulation mechanism from remaining in the accumulation mechanism indefinitely. Then there is the step of transferring packets from the accumulation mechanism to a memory.
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