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PACKET OUTPUT PROCESSING

  • US 20150249603A1
  • Filed: 02/28/2014
  • Published: 09/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A circuit for managing transmittal of packets, the circuit comprising:

  • a packet descriptor manager (PDM) configured to generate a metapacket and a descriptor from a command signal, the command signal identifying a packet to be transmitted by the circuit;

    a packet scheduling engine (PSE) configured to determine an order in which to transmit the packet among a plurality of packets, the PSE determining the order based on a size and a destination of the packet indicated in the metapacket; and

    a packet engines and buffering module (PEB) module configured to perform processing operations on the packet to produce a processed packet based on instructions indicated in the descriptor, the PEB causing the processed packet to be transmitted toward the destination.

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