Anoop K Agarwal

US Patent:

7606867, Oct 20, 2009

Filed:

Jun 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/471465

Inventors:

Pravin Singhal - Cupertino CA, US
Luu Tran - Santa Clara CA, US
Juzer Kothambawala - Cupertino CA, US
Anoop Agarwal - Sunnyvale CA, US
Vijay Raghavan - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 15/173
G06F 15/76

US Classification:

709209, 709238, 712 31

Abstract:

A data processing apparatus comprises a plurality of processors and message processing logic operable for establishing one of the processors as a master processor and all other processors as slave processors; receiving an application message from a particular message source among a plurality of message sources coupled to one or more network interfaces and the processors, wherein the application message comprises one or more data frames, packets and segments; granting exclusive control of the particular message source to a selected one of the slave processors; assigning an ordered sequence number to the application message; granting exclusive control, for a particular message destination among a plurality of message destinations coupled to the network interfaces and the processors, to the selected one of the slave processors; and providing the application message to the particular message destination.