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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randal S. Passint, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Gregory M. Thorson, Altoona, WI (US);
Timothy Stremcha, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/226 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/226 ;
Abstract
In a multiprocessor system having a plurality of nodes connected to a network, wherein communication between the plurality of nodes is in the form of packets, a system and method of aging packets. A packet having an age value is built and transmitted through the network. The age value is increased at predetermined intervals, wherein increasing includes determining a current age of the packet and changing the interval as a function of the current age. A method of avoiding livelock and a method of preaging response packets is also described.