Patent ID: 7792873
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a computer processor system for transferring an active file entry to and from a dynamic data structure in connection with networking tasks, comprising: a) a data structure to handle the addition and the deletion of a large number of data entries; b) at least one data entry associated with said data structure; c) a timer control block for each data entry; d) a bidirectional link pointer between each data entry and its corresponding timer control block; and e) a tree structure consisting of a direct table (DT) and pattern search control blocks (PSCBs) to associate each data entry with a unique search key, said tree structure created by: 1) adding a new data entry to the data structure by: 2) modifying the DT and PSCBs within the data structure to enable a search process to locate the added data entry.