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Distributing timers across processors

US7461173B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2004
Grant dateDec 2, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/28
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of maintaining network protocol timers in data structures associated with different respective processors in a multi-processor system. The timers accessed by a respective one of the processors include timers of connections mapped to the processor.

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