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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:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Applicants:
Maged E. Beshai, Sstittsville, CA;
Ernst A. Munter, Kanata, CA;
Inventors:
Maged E. Beshai, Sstittsville, CA;
Ernst A. Munter, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, , CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R031/08 ; H04J003/24 ; H04L012/54 ; H04L012/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is described for segmenting a data stream comprising variable-size packets, a data stream being defined by its source node, sink node, assigned network route, and other attributes. The segments are of equal size and the method concatenates the packets in successive segments in a manner that attempts to minimize segmentation waste without undue delay. The method facilitates the construction of efficient networks that scale to very high capacities while respecting service-quality specifications. Apparatus for implementing the method are also described.