Packet conversion

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2006-01-24

2006-01-24

Ngo, Ricky (Department: 2663)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S465000, C370S474000, C370S476000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06990100

ABSTRACT:
A method of converting a packet of data from a source format to a target format, the packet including a type indicator and at least one data field, the method including the steps of storing a table for each packet type, each table including for each data field of that packet type a value representative of a storage requirement in memory and a corresponding field descriptor denoting the nature of the data field; receiving a packet in a source format; identifying the type of packet from the type indicator; accessing the stored table for the type of packet identified and thus obtaining for each data field a value representative of a storage requirement in memory and a field descriptor for that field; and using the value and the field descriptor to load the packet into a target memory according to the target format specified by the field descriptor.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5594927 (1997-01-01), Lee et al.
patent: 6088777 (2000-07-01), Sorber
patent: 6415345 (2002-07-01), Wu et al.

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