Patent ID: 6208651
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A system for reducing communication latency in a digital network, the system comprising:a first path along which a first frame is sent to the digital network, the first frame having a header including an immutable part and a variable predictable part;a second path along which a second frame is delivered to an application layer from the digital network, the second frame having a header including an immutable part and a variable predictable part;a first filter capable of comparing the predictable part of the header of the first frame to a predetermined value and then sending the first frame to a predetermined destination, the first filter being situated along the first path;a frame packer capable of packing the first frame from smaller frames received from the application layer, the frame packer being situated along the first path before the first filter;a second filter capable of comparing the predictable part of the header of the second frame to a predetermined value and then sending the second frame to a predetermined destination, the second filter being situated along the second path; anda frame unpacker capable of unpacking the second frame into smaller frames, the frame unpacker being situated along the second path before the application layer.