Multiplex communications – Data flow congestion prevention or control – Control of data admission to the network
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-06
2005-12-06
Duong, Frank (Department: 2666)
Multiplex communications
Data flow congestion prevention or control
Control of data admission to the network
C370S235000, C370S412000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06973031
ABSTRACT:
A method for preserving frame order across an aggregated link comprised of a plurality of virtual links each supporting a particular transmission rate is presented comprising receiving up to a plurality of indications denoting commencement of frame transmission on each of the virtual links, and assigning a plurality of pointer values to a corresponding plurality of records in a pointer value buffer associated with each of the virtual links based, at least in part, on the relative order in which data frames are transmitted on each of the virtual links.
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Crayford Ian
Kalkunte Mohan V.
Mangin James L.
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Duong Frank
Nortel Networks Limited
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