The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Kacheong Poon, Milpitas, CA (US);
Cahya Adi Masputra, Millbrae, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kacheong Poon, Milpitas, CA (US);
Cahya Adi Masputra, Millbrae, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide for reliable receipt of data packets by a network device. The present invention also provides a receive thread for receiving data packets. The present invention also provides a drainer thread for processing packets according to an applicable protocol. As a result, the network device is capable of receiving and processing data packets at an increased rate.