Network thread scheduling
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1. A method comprising:
- performing a task on data packets in parallel using multiple devices; and
routing data packets, which appear in an order in a series of data packets, to respective ones of the multiple devices in a manner to preserve the order of at least some of the packets that are related by a common characteristic.
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Abstract
A method, system or product that identifies data packets with a common characteristic and routes all data packets having the same characteristic to the same thread of execution or device in a system which processes data packets in parallel.
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34 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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performing a task on data packets in parallel using multiple devices; and
routing data packets, which appear in an order in a series of data packets, to respective ones of the multiple devices in a manner to preserve the order of at least some of the packets that are related by a common characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving a sequence of data packets;
applying a function to the data packets to generate information that classifies the packets into groups such that the sequential order of packets in each of the groups is to be maintained; and
storing the classification information for later use. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a processor configured to process data packets in at least two threads of execution simultaneously; and
a multi-threading management system configured to identify data packets with a common characteristic and route all data packets having the same characteristic to the same thread. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause that processor to:
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apply a function to data packets to generate a data packet identifier; and
route all data packets having the same identifier to the same thread of execution in a multi-threaded processor. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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