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Interprocessor communication network providing dynamic dedication of ports

  • US 7,647,599 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2003
  • Issued: 01/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An Interprocessor Communication (IPC) network, comprising:

  • an IPC server;

    one or more IPC clients coupled to the IPC server; and

    the IPC server includes a port dedication table;

    wherein the IPC server includes one or more ports and the port dedication table keeps track of which of the one or more ports have been dedicated to create a dedicated path and each of the one or more IPC clients has a port dedication table;

    wherein header information does not need to be included when transferring packets over the dedicated path;

    wherein the one or more IPC clients each includes a network routing table that shows what addresses have been assigned to each of the IPC server'"'"'s ports;

    wherein the IPC server or one of the one or more IPC clients upon receiving a port dedication message from one of the one or more IPC clients that is a peer IPC node informs an IPC client sending the port dedication message if it has a port available for dedication;

    wherein the IPC server or one of the one or more IPC clients that is a peer IPC node informs the IPC client sending the port dedication message information about the port(s) it has available;

    wherein each of the port dedication tables found in each of the one or more IPC clients includes information about the IPC client'"'"'s own port(s).

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