Ordered application message delivery using multiple processors in a network element
US7606867B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing apparatus comprises a plurality of processors and message processing logic operable for establishing one of the processors as a master processor and all other processors as slave processors; receiving an application message from a particular message source among a plurality of message sources coupled to one or more network interfaces and the processors, wherein the application message comprises one or more data frames, packets and segments; granting exclusive control of the particular message source to a selected one of the slave processors; assigning an ordered sequence number to the application message; granting exclusive control, for a particular message destination among a plurality of message destinations coupled to the network interfaces and the processors, to the selected one of the slave processors; and providing the application message to the particular message destination.
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