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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Paul B. Vincent, Centerville, UT (US);
Bryan A. Ford, Fort Collins, UT (US);
Inventors:
Paul B. Vincent, Centerville, UT (US);
Bryan A. Ford, Fort Collins, UT (US);
Assignee:
SonicWALL, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F013/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A network interface card (NIC) with FIFO-based packet memory management including priority queues for controlling scheduling of network traffic to thereby prioritize packet transmission for time-critical applications. Furthermore, the invention comprises a system for early packet steering, wherein a packet header is analyzed without having to store the entire packet and before a packet payload arrives, thereby making it possible to make steering decisions before the complete arrival of the packet.