Method and apparatus for packet reordering in a network processor
AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsPeter Irma August Barri, Miroslav Vrana, Robert Elliott Robotham
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a method for packet reordering in a network processor (2), comprising the steps of Processing packets, Dividing the processed packets into a plurality of tiers and reordering said tiers independently from each other and collect eligible packets from the plurality of tiers in a collector for forwarding. The method further comprises the step of during the processing, determining the nominal packet processing time of each packet. The processed packets are divided into said plurality of tiers depending on said nominal packet processing time.
Claims10
A method for packet reordering in a network processor (2), comprising the steps of:
- a. Processing packets;
- b. Dividing the processed packets into a plurality of tiers;
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- c. Reordering said tiers independently from each other and collect eligible packets from said plurality of tiers in a collector for forwarding,
- CHARACTERISED IN THAT said method further comprises the step of during said processing determining the nominal packet processing time of each packet and that said processed packets are divided into said plurality of tiers depending on said nominal packet processing time.
A reordering unit (7) implementing the method as in any of the preceding claims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.