Method and apparatus for enforcing packet destination specific priority using threads
US7499457B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2458
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for processing a plurality of packets that includes receiving the plurality of packets from a network, analyzing each of the plurality of packets by a classifier to determine to which of a plurality of temporary data structures each of the plurality of packet is to be forwarded, forwarding each of the plurality of packets to one of the plurality of temporary data structures as determined by the classifier, forwarding a plurality of packets from the one of the plurality of temporary data structures to a virtual serialization queue associated with the one of the plurality of temporary data structures, wherein the virtual serialization queue is bound to a thread having a processing priority, and processing the plurality of packets on the virtual serialization queue using at least one processor bound to the virtual serialization queue and the processing priority.
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