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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Pravin Singhal, Cupertino, CA (US);
Luu Tran, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Juzer Kothambawala, Cupertino, CA (US);
Anoop Agarwal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vijay Raghavan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Pravin Singhal, Cupertino, CA (US);
Luu Tran, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Juzer Kothambawala, Cupertino, CA (US);
Anoop Agarwal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vijay Raghavan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A data processing apparatus comprises a plurality of processors and message processing logic operable for establishing one of the processors as a master processor and all other processors as slave processors; receiving an application message from a particular message source among a plurality of message sources coupled to one or more network interfaces and the processors, wherein the application message comprises one or more data frames, packets and segments; granting exclusive control of the particular message source to a selected one of the slave processors; assigning an ordered sequence number to the application message; granting exclusive control, for a particular message destination among a plurality of message destinations coupled to the network interfaces and the processors, to the selected one of the slave processors; and providing the application message to the particular message destination.