Patent ID: 7394822
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of reassembling packets received across a plurality of switching fabrics, comprising: associating a reassembly queue set (RQS) with a traffic class, wherein said RQS includes a plurality of reassembly queues, wherein each reassembly queue of said RQS corresponds to an independent switching fabric of said plurality of switching fabrics; receiving cells, wherein each cell has an associated traffic class, and wherein each cell is received on one of said plurality of switching fabrics; enqueuing the received cells in said plurality of reassembly queues of the RQS in accordance with the associated traffic class of each cell and the switching fabric on which each cell is received; dequeuing cells in round robin fashion from said plurality of reassembly queues; and reassembling packets from the dequeued cells.