Patent ID: 7831747
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: generating a data descriptor for a block of data to be forwarded from a node to another node on a communication link, wherein the data descriptor includes an indication to build a data packet containing at least a portion of the block of data in an accelerated or a non-accelerated manner and wherein one or more elements, other than the node or the other node, on the communication link are to build the data packet based on the generated data descriptor, wherein the data descriptor is to be built by a descriptor manger, the descriptor manager comprising a payload feature to assess a size of the block of data to determine whether the entire block of data fits within the data descriptor, wherein to build a data packet in the accelerated manner comprises using a dedicated resource, responsive to the one or more elements, to generate switching route and protocol interface headers for a built data packet, and wherein to build a data packet in the non-accelerated manner comprises using a non-dedicated resource, responsive to the one or more elements, to generate switching route and protocol interface headers for the built data packet.