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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Robert E. Morris, Viola, ID (US);
Tony J. Lee, Pullman, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Morris, Viola, ID (US);
Tony J. Lee, Pullman, WA (US);
Assignee:
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Pullman, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04B 7/212 (2006.01); B23K 11/24 (2006.01); H01F 17/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 12/40143 (2013.01); H04L 49/351 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intelligent electronic device segregates urgent data frames from non-urgent data frames on reception so that the urgent data frames may be handled with greater priority. A switching device is disposed between an external network interface and multiple internal network ports. Based on a network data type indicia, urgent data frames are routed to one of the ports, and non-urgent data frames are routed to another port. A processor coupled to the internal network ports handles urgent data frames before handling any non-urgent data frames.