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Method and system for transmitting packets

US7822051B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2007
Grant dateOct 26, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switch including: (i) a processor, adapted to dequeue a multicasting descriptor from a multicasting link-list in response to: (a) a requested number of duplications; (b) a duplications counter; and (c) a rejected duplications counter; and (ii) a memory unit, connected to the processor, adapted to maintain the multicasting link-list.

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