Patents by Inventor Alexander D. Rekow

Alexander D. Rekow has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Firmware controlled transmit datapath for high-speed packet switches
    Patent number: 6163539
    Abstract: A datapath packet transmission controller which includes a central processing unit (CPU), a transmit FIFO buffer operative to receive and temporarily store data packets, and a disposition FIFO buffer coupled to said CPU for holding packet disposition commands received from said CPU. The CPU controls reception and storage of data packets in the transmit FIFO buffer, accesses data in data packets in the transmit FIFO buffer, provides disposition commands which control the disposition of packets after storage in the transmit FIFO buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: PMC-Sierra Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander, Bradley H. Smith, Alexander D. Rekow