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Interconnecting network processors with heterogeneous fabrics

US7573876B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3Claims
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Filing dateDec 5, 2002
Grant dateAug 11, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/08
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus to perform protocol translation for a modular system may be described wherein a first packet created in accordance with a first protocol is received, a packet type for the first packet is determined, a second protocol based on the packet type is selected and the first packet is translated to a second packet in accordance with the second protocol. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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