Patent ID: 7773620
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, executed by a processor, comprising: receiving data packets from a network wherein each received data packet includes a header and a payload in accordance with the Internet Protocol (IP) network protocol for packet transport over the network; determining the remaining storage capacity of a receive buffer adapted to store a plurality of data packets; storing the received data packets in the receive buffer if the remaining storage capacity of the receive buffer for storing additional data packets is above a first threshold; truncating the received data packets by discarding payloads while retaining the headers of the packets to form truncated packets each having a header but lacking the payload discarded from the packet if the remaining storage capacity of the receive buffer for storing additional data packets is below the first threshold; and storing the truncated data packets in the receive buffer if the remaining storage capacity of the receive buffer for storing additional data packets is below the first threshold.