Preserving packet order when migrating network flows between cores
US7836195B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/026
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving a first packet associated with a first network flow in a first descriptor queue associated with a first hardware thread, receiving a marker in the first descriptor queue to indicate migration of the first network flow from the first hardware thread to a second hardware thread, and processing a second packet of the first network flow following the first packet in order in the second hardware thread.
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