System for communicating between network end-points using a payload offset and buffer pool handle
US7466699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/9047
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for addressing end-points in a network wherein a transmission is sent between a source end-point and a destination end-point via a respective source port and a destination port connected by a fabric. A payload offset and buffer pool handle are included in a network header sent with the transmission. The buffer pool handle is used to determine a specific queue of pool buffers within the destination port. A pool buffer descriptor, describing a header buffer and a payload buffer each within the destination end-point, is dequeued from a queue indicated by the buffer pool handle. The payload offset in the network header is then decoded to locate a first number of bytes of data in the transmission to be transferred into the header buffer a second number of bytes of data to be transferred into the payload buffer.
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