Load balancing the servicing of received packets

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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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