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Router having a single CPU MAC

US7742488B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 2007
Grant dateJun 22, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/66
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network device comprises one or more first ports to receive at least one layer 2 frame of data comprising a media access control (MAC) client data field. An egress policy module adds M bits to the frame of data before the MAC client data field, where M is an integer greater than zero. A second port transmits the frame of data after the M bits are added to the frame of data.

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