Even though computer networks are diverse entities, a typical one includes end user
terminals or workstations coupled by an infrastructure which includes transmission network …

The present invention relates to a communication system architecture which can perform
integrated processing of different network protocols and multimedia traffics. The …

A method and system for data link layer packet processing which unidirectionaly captures,
filters, enqueues, processes and forwards packets between multiple network interfaces are …

2. Background and Objects of the Present Invention With the exponential growth of the
computer and the computer industry over the last few decades, information technology (IT) …

2. Description of Art Related to the Invention With the continual emergence of Smaller, faster
and more powerful computers, many businesses have implemented or are in the process of …

A global path identifier is assigned to each explicit route through a data communication
network. The global path identifier is inserted into each packet as the packet enters a …

A global path identifier is assigned to each explicit route through a data communication
network. The global path identifier is inserted into each packet as the packet enters a …

1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to the? eld of computer network point to point
data communications, and more particularly to communications links that normally use …

At the heart of most networks are Switches interconnected via a communications medium.
For example, Ethernet is a commonly used local area network Scheme in which mul tiple …

BACKGROUND Data communication protocols serve to facilitate transmis sion and
reception of data across communication networks. For example, transmission control …