Patent ID: 6985968
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
1. A system for optimizing state machine transitional performance in a protocol stack at an application node disposed in a network, comprising: an input event decoder for decoding an input event including at least a service access point (SAP) and a connection identifier (CID) associated with a service provider layer operating pursuant to a protocol layer service for a particular connection link; a state decoder for decoding state-specific context information retrieved by a context switch control block from a context memory based on said SAP and CID; and a generic state machine (GSM) logic structure operable to be personalizable based on said state-specific context information, said GSM logic structure having a state logic package partitionable into a control plane and a data plane, said control plane operating to process said decoded input event based on said decoded state-specific context information and said data plane operating to process data operations relating to said protocol layer service, wherein said control and data planes are operable to exchange layer parameters for said service provider layer, said control plane and said data plane operating separately in parallel to increase protocol performance in the application node, said control plane providing its output as an input to a control plane of an adjacent protocol layer associated with said protocol, layer service, and said data plane providing its output as an input to a data plane of an adjacent protocol layer associated with said protocol layer service.