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Method and apparatus for receiving interleaved streams of packets through a circular buffer

  • US 20020136218A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2001
  • Published: 09/26/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for receiving multiple streams of Internet Protocol (IP) packets that are interleaved together into a single stream of transport packets, comprising:

  • receiving the single stream of transport packets, wherein the single stream of transport packets includes multiple streams of IP packets that converted into transport protocol packets and are then interleaved together into the single stream of transport packets;

    using the single stream of transport packets to reassemble IP packets for the multiple streams of IP packets within a single IP packet buffer;

    keeping track of the order in which reassembly is completed for IP packets within the single IP packet buffer;

    reading the IP packets out of the single IP packet buffer in the order in which reassembly is completed; and

    forwarding the reassembled IP packets to their destinations as specified by IP addresses contained in the IP packets.

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