Apparatus and method for communicating with a network
US7450599B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/9026
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for communicating with a network comprises a packet pointer pool, a queue, logic, and a network interface. The packet pointer pool has a plurality of entries that respectively point to different memory blocks. The logic is configured to pull one of the entries from the packet pointer pool. Such logic is configured to store a data packet in one of the memory blocks pointed to by the one entry and to insert the one entry into the queue. Logic is configured to pull the one entry from the queue and to retrieve the data packet from the one memory block based on the one entry. The network interface is configured to communicate the data packet with a network.
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