Dynamic allocation of packets to tasks
US7245616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3072
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Tasks are dynamically allocated to process packets. In particular, packets of data to be processed are assigned a packet identification. The packet identification includes a lane and a packet sequence number. The term “lane” as used herein refers to a port number and a direction (i.e. ingress or egress), such as Port 3 Egress. A set of resources (e.g., registers and memory buffers) are associated with each lane. The task is allowed to access resources associated with the lane. In some embodiments, a task may change the port that it services and use the resources associated with that port.
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