Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Maung, Zarni (Department: 2151)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
C709S223000, C709S225000, C709S249000, C709S250000, C710S052000, C710S053000, C710S054000, C710S055000, C710S056000, C710S057000, C710S058000, C710S059000, C710S060000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07076545
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for distributing a portion of the processing of a received packet among a plurality of service threads. When an ISR or similar process retrieves a packet from a communication interface via a receive descriptor ring, it places the packet on one of a plurality of service queues. Each queue has an associated service thread or process that initiates upper layer protocol processing for queued packets. The ISR may select a particular service queue based on the packet's communication flow or connection. Alternatively, the ISR may use a processor identifier provided by the communication interface to select a queue (e.g., in a multi-processor computer system). Or, other information provided by the interface may be used.
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Maung Zarni
Nguyen Van
Park Vaughan & Fleming LLP
Sun Microsystems Inc.
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