Patent ID: 9407581
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for receiving and forwarding data packets, the apparatus comprising a controlling unit and a plurality of physically separate data receivers and forwarders each comprising: a first receiver configured to receive or access a data packet, a first processor configured to determine a point in time of receipt/access of the data packet, the first processor comprising a first clock, the first clock of all processors each processor being synchronized, a first output configured to output first information comprising the point in time, a second receiver configured to receive an address for storing at least part of the data packet, and a second receiver configured to facilitate storage of the at least part of the data packet at the address, the controlling unit comprising: a third receiver configured to receive the first information and derive the point in time of receipt/access of the data packet, a second clock synchronized with the first clock of the first processors, and a third processor configured for each piece of first information received, and at a point in time at or after the derived point in time added a predetermined time delay, determine an address for storing the data packet in a queue and return the address to the second receiver of the pertaining data receiver and forwarder.