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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1998
Applicants:
Mohan V. Kalkunte, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James L. Mangin, San Ramon, CA (US);
Ian Crayford, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mohan V. Kalkunte, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James L. Mangin, San Ramon, CA (US);
Ian Crayford, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J001/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for preserving flow order is presented, the method comprising receiving up to a plurality of indications denoting commencement of frame transmission on a corresponding plurality of communication links, identifying that one or more of the received frames denote the start of a flow condition, and dedicating a receive buffer from a plurality of receive buffers to receive all frames associated with the identified flow condition.