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Packet lockstep system and method

US6985975B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 2001
Grant dateJan 10, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1675
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for ensuring reliable data packet throughput in a redundant system includes a splitter that creates copies of a data packet and sends each copy to a separate intermediate source for processing, parallel buffers for receiving the processed packets from the intermediate sources, and a comparator for determining whether the data packets are equivalent.

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