Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafmn LLP
  • Method and apparatus for determining priority of network packets
    Patent number: 6717951
    Abstract: A network packet switching engine is described. The switching engine generates a priority to be associated with a packet of data. The switching engine receives a packet of data. Based on information in the packet (e.g., source address, destination address, tag priority, receive port) and other information (e.g., candidate priorities, a set of flags, and a priority table), the switching engine determines a priority for the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Stanton, Jens T. Brage