Age-based network arbitration system and method
US6674720B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a multiprocessor system having a plurality of nodes connected to a network, wherein communication between the plurality of nodes is in the form of packets, a system and method of aging packets. A packet having an age value is built and transmitted through the network. The age value is increased at predetermined intervals, wherein increasing includes determining a current age of the packet and changing the interval as a function of the current age. A method of avoiding livelock and a method of preaging response packets is also described.
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