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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Corporation, Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5173 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5173 ;
Abstract
A method of processing a frame received at a networked device having a port switch and a general-purpose processor. The method can include receiving frame information at the port switch, determining at least one port for the frame, and directing the received frame information based on the determined port(s).