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Apparatus, method and limited set of messages to transmit data between scheduler and a network processor

US7149212B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2002
Grant dateDec 12, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An interface to interconnect Network Processor and Scheduler chips in a multi-chip system includes a limited set of messages and circuit arrangements to generate the limited set of messages. The messages include FlowEnqueue.request, FlowEnqueue.response, PortEnqueue.request and PortStatus.request.

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