Method and apparatus for discarding frames in a communications device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5822540
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08683791

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The invention comprises a method and apparatus for discarding frames in a communications device. In accordance with the method of the invention, a plurality of cells are received representing a plurality of frames wherein each cell comprises a data portion and a header portion including a cell loss priority indicator. At least some of the cells are stored in a buffer. It is determined if the number of cells in the buffer exceeds a first threshold when a first cell including an end of file marker is received. A series of cells received between the first cell and a second cell are discarded if the first threshold was exceeded in the determining step and if the cell loss priority indicator for a cell in the series of cells is set to a first state. The second cell comprises a cell including an end of file marker.

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FUJITSU LIMITED A JAPANESE CORPORATIONNAKAHARA-KU KAWASAKI-SHI 1-1 KAMIKODANAKA 4-CHOME KANAGAWA 211-8588

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Caldara, Stephen A Sudbury, MA 46 2099
Hauser, Stephen A Burlington, MA 48 2383
Manning, Thomas A Northboro, MA 40 1989
Peck, David N Marlborough, MA 6 157

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