Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-03
2009-12-08
Ngo, Ricky (Department: 2416)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S392000, C370S396000, C707S793000, C709S238000, C712S028000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07630376
ABSTRACT:
Sequences of items may be maintained using ordered locks. These items may correspond to anything, but using ordered locks to maintain sequences of packets, especially for maintaining requisite packet orderings when distributing packets to be processed to different packet processing engines, may be particularly useful. For example, in response to a particular packet processing engine completing processing of a particular packet, a gather instruction is attached to the particular identifier of a particular ordered lock associated with the particular packet. If no longer needed for further processing, the packet processing engine is immediately released to be able to process another packet or perform another function. The gather instruction is typically performed in response to the particular ordered lock being acquired by the particular identifier, with the gather instruction causing the processed particular packet to be sent.
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Fingerhut John Andrew
Listman Shimon
Shoham Doron
Williams, Jr. John J.
Cisco Technology Inc.
Ngo Ricky
Phung Luat
The Law Office of Kirk D. Williams
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