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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1998
Mohan V. Kalkunte, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James L. Mangin, San Ramon, CA (US);
Ian Crayford, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohan V. Kalkunte, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James L. Mangin, San Ramon, CA (US);
Ian Crayford, San Jose, CA (US);
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Abstract
A method for preserving frame order of a plurality of frames transmitted over a plurality of communication links is presented. In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, the method includes receiving up to a plurality of indications denoting commencement of frame transmission on a corresponding plurality of communication links, and assigning a pointer value to a record in a buffer for each of said frames based, at least in part, on a relative order in which the indications are received.