Method and apparatus for the prioritization of control plane traffic in a router
US6621829B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/90
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for prioritization of control plane traffic in a router. A destination slot is allocated in a sliding window buffer via a control channel. A data packet is received via a data channel. An acknowledgement that the data packet was received is sent via the control channel. The destination slot is released via the control channel.
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