| US 7,573,879 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for generating a header in a communication network | ||
| Charles Narad, Los Altos, Calif. (US); and Joseph Bennett, Roseville, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 03, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/934,271. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0050739 A1, Mar. 09, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—392 [370/401; 370/474] | 30 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
receiving at a node on a first communication link a protocol data unit (PDU); and
generating a header to deliver the PDU to a memory-based service interface of another node on a second communication link,
wherein generating the header includes:
reading at least a portion of the received PDU to determine a communication protocol associated with the received PDU and
generating at least a portion of the header based on that determination, the at least a portion of the header to indicate
whether a PrePad byte is to be inserted in one or more dwords of the PDU and whether the PDU is to be delivered to the memory-based
service interface in a byte-reverse manner.
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