Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-01
2008-04-01
Chan, Wing (Department: 2619)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
active
07352760
ABSTRACT:
In a switch with multiple physical links to a destination, data is forwarded to the destination by distributing received data across the physical links. A flow hash is selected for the received data's data flow dependent on a destination address and source address included in the received data. The flow hash selects one of the physical links to the destination for a data flow but potentially a different physical link for a different data flow, thereby forwarding the received data by distributing the received data across the physical links while maintaining frame ordering within a data flow.
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Chan Wing
Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds P.C.
Jones Prenell
Mosaid Technologies Inc.
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