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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2003
Francois G. Abel, Rueschlikon, CH;
Wolfgang Denzel, Langnau am Albis, CH;
Antonius Engbersen, Feusisberg, CH;
Ferdinand Gramsamer, Wettswil, CH;
Mitch Gusat, Adliswil, CH;
Ronald P Luijten, Horgen, CH;
Cyriel Minkenberg, Adliswil, CH;
Mark Verhappen, Zurich, CH;
Francois G. Abel, Rueschlikon, CH;
Wolfgang Denzel, Langnau am Albis, CH;
Antonius Engbersen, Feusisberg, CH;
Ferdinand Gramsamer, Wettswil, CH;
Mitch Gusat, Adliswil, CH;
Ronald P Luijten, Horgen, CH;
Cyriel Minkenberg, Adliswil, CH;
Mark Verhappen, Zurich, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a memory sharing mechanism based on priority elevation. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an apparatus and method for transporting packets of data in a communication device, wherein each packet is assigned one of several priorities and received based on memory state information. The method comprises the steps of storing the received packets in a memory and modifying the assigned priority of any of the packets causing congestion within the memory.