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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Kenneth H. Potter, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael L. Wright, Raleigh, NC (US);
Hong-man Wu, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kenneth H. Potter, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael L. Wright, Raleigh, NC (US);
Hong-Man Wu, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention comprises a technique for performing a reassembly assist function that enables a processor to perform packet reassembly in a deterministic manner. The technique employed by the present invention enables a processor to reassemble a packet without having to extend its normal processing time to reassemble a varying number of fragments into a packet. The invention takes advantage of the fact that the reassembly assist can be dedicated exclusively to reassembling a packet from a series of fragments and thereby offloading the reassembly process from the processor.