Method and apparatus for generating a header in a communication network
US7573879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments are generally direct to a method and apparatus for generating a header in a communication network. In one embodiment, receiving at a node on a first communication link a protocol data unit (PDU), generating a header that is non-specific to a particular communication protocol associated with the PDU when received at the node, the header to facilitate encapsulation and transportation of the PDU through a second communication link to deliver the PDU to a memory-based service interface of another node on the second communication link.
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