Facilitating transmission of a packet in accordance with a number of transmit buffers to be associated with the packet
US7577157B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/90
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to some embodiments, a processing element arranges for a packet to be transmitted through a port without storing a packet identifier in a local transmit queue if a number of transmit buffers to be associated with the packet does not exceed a pre-determined threshold.
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