Interleaved processing of dropped packets in a network device
US8218546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3027
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device for processing packets includes at least one ingress module for performing switching functions on a packet, a memory management unit for storing the packet and at least one egress module for transmitting the packet to at least one port. The at least one egress module is configured to maintain multiple queues for the at least one port, including a purge queue, and to store the packet in the purge queue when an error condition is determined when the end of the packet is received by the at least one ingress module.
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