Patent
1996-05-20
1998-11-03
Ramirez, Ellis B.
G06F 1700
Patent
active
058322361
ABSTRACT:
A high-speed, hardware based translation system for translating frames from one frame format to another frame format is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the frame translation system for translating a frame associated with a computer network from a first format to a second format includes a storage buffer for temporarily storing the frame of the first format; and a format translator for retrieving portions of the frame in the first format from said storage buffer, identifying the second format from at least one of the retrieved portions of the frame in the first format, and outputting portions of the frame in the second format. The frame translation system may also include a counter for counting a length of the frame in the first format. The translation system according to the invention can translate frames of incoming data to another format at a rate of greater than 150k frames/seconds. As a result, the translation system is well suited for high speed networks, such as an FDDI network, wherein bursts of data which can be received at a rate of about 150k frames/second.
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Compaq Computer Corporation
Ramirez Ellis B.
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