Scheduling assist for data networking packet dequeuing in a parallel 1-D systolic array system
US7085229B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention comprises a scheduling assist function (scheduling assist) that enables a processor to schedule events and be notified when these events expire. In addition, the present invention includes features that enable a processor to associate these events with output channels and enable the processor to quickly locate output channels (links) that are available and ready to be serviced. The invention takes advantage of the fact that the scheduling assist can be dedicated exclusively to scanning tables in its own dedicated memories looking for events that have expired and/or output channels that are available and not involve the processor in the search for output channels that are available and ready to be serviced.
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