Processing data packets
US7149226B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/90
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing data packets including generating an enqueue command specifying a queue descriptor associated with a new buffer. The queue descriptor is part of a cache of queue descriptors each having a head pointer pointing to a first buffer in a queue of buffers, and a tail pointer pointing to a last buffer in the queue. The first buffer having a buffer pointer pointing to next buffer in the queue. The buffer pointer associated with the last buffer and the tail pointer is set to point to the new buffer.
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