Patent · US Expired

Store and forward switch device, system and method

US7251704B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 23, 2002
Grant dateJul 31, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/555
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are a system and method for forwarding data packets from ingress ports to egress ports on a switch. A forwarding circuit may commence forwarding data packets from an ingress port through a switch fabric to a transmit queue of an egress port prior to completion of a checksum operation.

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