Extreme Networks, Inc.

Ixia

Dwayne Hunnicutt

Erik R Swenson

Gerald Raymond Pepper

Stephen R Haddock

Manley Klassen

Sid Khattar

Kevin Fatheree

There is disclosed a method of capturing packets and packet receivers to capture packets. A plurality of packets may be received form a network. A timestamp may be attached to each received packet. The timestamped received packet may be distributed among a plurality of capture engines. Each of the plurality of capture engines may store, in a respective capture memory of a plurality of capture memories, at least some timestamped received packets determined to match one or more of a plurality of predetermined capture criteria. A list in timestamp order of contiguous packets stored in the plurality of capture memories may be prepared.

Capturing packets with parallel capture engines

There is disclosed a method of capturing packets and packet receivers to capture packets. A timestamp may be attached to each packet received from a network. Each timestamped packet may be routed to a capture engine of a plurality of capture engines. Each of the plurality of capture engines may save at least some packets determined to match one or more of a plurality of predetermined capture criteria. A list of contiguously captured packets in time-stamp order may be prepared.

Traffic receiver using parallel capture engines

In a networked system, in which high speed busses interconnect sources and destinations of data, systems for and methods of flow control and extended burst transfers are described. The present invention is directed to a system for selectively varying the number of burst transfers used to transmit a block of data. The present invention is also directed to a method of selectively varying the number of burst transfers needed to transmit a block of data.

High speed bus with flow control and extended burst enhancements

In a networked system in which high speed busses interconnect sources and destinations of data, systems for and methods of flow control and extended burst transfers are described.

High speed bus with flow control and extended burst enhancements between sender and receiver wherein counter is maintained at sender for free buffer space available

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Dwayne Hunnicutt