One-way transaction tagging in a switch crossbar
US7139836B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4022
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and computer program product includes, at a sender, identifying a forward item including a transmit portion and a retain portion, generating a tag, associating the tag with the retain portion, sending the transmit portion, but not the tag, to a target; at the target, receiving the transmit portion, identifying a return portion corresponding to the transmit portion, independently generating the tag, associating the tag with the return portion, sending the return portion and the tag to the sender; and at the sender, receiving the return portion and the tag, identifying the retain portion using the tag, and associating the return portion with the retain portion to create a reverse item.
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