Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Network-to-computer interfacing
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-01
2008-07-01
Jaroenchonwanit, Bunjob (Department: 2152)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Network-to-computer interfacing
C709S240000, C709S241000, C709S251000, C370S412000, C370S419000, C370S395420
Reexamination Certificate
active
07395356
ABSTRACT:
A method includes a step of (A) determining which of multiple network interfaces indicates readiness to transmit a data element to a network and which of the multiple network interfaces indicates receipt of a data element from the network. The method further includes a step of (B) running, for each network interface indicating readiness to transmit a data element to the network, a transmit interrupt handler to load that network interface with a data element for transmission if such a data element is available for transmission within the data communications device, in response to giving higher priority to handling transmit interrupts relative to handling receive interrupts. The method further includes a step of (C) after step B, running, for at least one network interface which indicates receipt of a data element from the network, a receive interrupt handler to process that data element.
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Agasaveeran Saravanan
Gannu Satish
Ma Qingming
BainwoodHuang
Cisco Technology Inc.
Hoang Hieu T
Jaroenchonwanit Bunjob
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