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SONNIER DAVID P
US54 patents
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AGERE SYSTEMS INC
27 patentsUS7149211B2Dec 12, 2006
Virtual reassembly system and method of operation thereof
AGERE SYSTEMS INC71 citations96
US7159219B2Jan 2, 2007
Method and apparatus for providing multiple data class differentiation with priorities using a single scheduling structure
AGERE SYSTEMS INC30 citations92
US7116680B1Oct 3, 2006
Processor architecture and a method of processing
AGERE SYSTEMS INC28 citations92
US6754795B2Jun 22, 2004
Methods and apparatus for forming linked list queue using chunk-based structure
AGERE SYSTEMS INC39 citations91
US7075936B2Jul 11, 2006
Voice packet processor and method of operation thereof
AGERE SYSTEMS INC35 citations90
US7802245B2Sep 21, 2010
Methods and apparatus for performing in-service upgrade of software in network processor
AGERE SYSTEMS INC23 citations89
US7729387B2Jun 1, 2010
Methods and apparatus for controlling latency variation in a packet transfer network
AGERE SYSTEMS INC13 citations84
US7245624B2Jul 17, 2007
Processor with table-based scheduling using software-controlled interval computation
AGERE SYSTEMS INC16 citations84
US7215675B2May 8, 2007
Processor with software-controlled programmable service levels
AGERE SYSTEMS INC13 citations84
US7930691B2Apr 19, 2011
Methods and apparatus for updating data structures during in-service upgrade of software in network processor
AGERE SYSTEMS INC17 citations79
US7477636B2Jan 13, 2009
Processor with scheduler architecture supporting multiple distinct scheduling algorithms
AGERE SYSTEMS INC7 citations73
US6850516B2Feb 1, 2005
Virtual reassembly system and method of operation thereof
AGERE SYSTEMS INC7 citations72
US7912069B2Mar 22, 2011
Virtual segmentation system and method of operation thereof
AGERE SYSTEMS INC4 citations63
US7443793B2Oct 28, 2008
Processor with dynamic table-based scheduling using linked transmission elements for handling transmission request collisions
AGERE SYSTEMS INC2 citations63
US7224681B2May 29, 2007
Processor with dynamic table-based scheduling using multi-entry table locations for handling transmission request collisions
AGERE SYSTEMS INC4 citations63
US7009979B1Mar 7, 2006
Virtual segmentation system and method of operation thereof
AGERE SYSTEMS INC2 citations63
US6687803B1Feb 3, 2004
Processor architecture and a method of processing
AGERE SYSTEMS INC2 citations63
US7275117B2Sep 25, 2007
Fast pattern processor including a function interface system
AGERE SYSTEMS INC2 citations62
US7000034B2Feb 14, 2006
Function interface system and method of processing issued functions between co-processors
AGERE SYSTEMS INC2 citations62
US7111289B2Sep 19, 2006
Method for implementing dual link list structure to enable fast link-list pointer updates
AGERE SYSTEMS INC5 citations61
US6668313B2Dec 23, 2003
Memory system for increased bandwidth
AGERE SYSTEMS INC3 citations61
US7313089B2Dec 25, 2007
Method and apparatus for switching between active and standby switch fabrics with no loss of data
AGERE SYSTEMS INC5 citations60
US7206880B2Apr 17, 2007
Multi-protocol bus system and method of operation thereof
AGERE SYSTEMS INC3 citations60
US6925514B1Aug 2, 2005
Multi-protocol bus system and method of operation thereof
AGERE SYSTEMS INC4 citations60
US6801991B2Oct 5, 2004
Method and apparatus for buffer partitioning without loss of data
AGERE SYSTEMS INC6 citations60
US7542425B2Jun 2, 2009
Traffic management using in-band flow control and multiple-rate traffic shaping
AGERE SYSTEMS INC3 citations55
US7558892B2Jul 7, 2009
Processing device peripheral with integral network interface circuitry
AGERE SYSTEMS INC0 citations51
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC
10 patentsUS6151689ANov 21, 2000
Detecting and isolating errors occurring in data communication in a multiple processor system
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC168 citations98
US6145061ANov 7, 2000
Method of management of a circular queue for asynchronous access
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC89 citations98
US5964835AOct 12, 1999
Storage access validation to data messages using partial storage address data indexed entries containing permissible address range validation for message source
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC125 citations97
US5751932AMay 12, 1998
Fail-fast, fail-functional, fault-tolerant multiprocessor system
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC224 citations96
US5710549AJan 20, 1998
Routing arbitration for shared resources
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC64 citations96
US5574849ANov 12, 1996
Synchronized data transmission between elements of a processing system
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC194 citations96
US5983269ANov 9, 1999
Method and apparatus for configuring routing paths of a network communicatively interconnecting a number of processing elements
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC75 citations94
US5694121ADec 2, 1997
Latency reduction and routing arbitration for network message routers
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC21 citations92
US5548463AAug 20, 1996
System for switching power and scrubbing power mixing devices for faults
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC20 citations80
US5682528AOct 28, 1997
Spoon-feed initialization in a multiprocessor system
TANDEM COMPUTERS INC6 citations62
SONNIER DAVID P
6 patentsUS8255644B2Aug 28, 2012
Network communications processor architecture with memory load balancing
SONNIER DAVID P43 citations97
US8407707B2Mar 26, 2013
Task queuing in a network communications processor architecture
SONNIER DAVID P12 citations83
US9218290B2Dec 22, 2015
Data caching in a network communications processor architecture
SONNIER DAVID P10 citations82
US9081742B2Jul 14, 2015
Network communications processor architecture
SONNIER DAVID P6 citations82
US9183145B2Nov 10, 2015
Data caching in a network communications processor architecture
SONNIER DAVID P5 citations71
US9154421B2Oct 6, 2015
Network based data traffic detection and control
SONNIER DAVID P1 citations52
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP
1 patentHAMILTON CHRISTOPHER W
1 patentSUNDARARAMAN BALAKRISHNAN
1 patentBROWN DAVID A
1 patentCLUNE DAVID E
1 patentLUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
1 patentHEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO
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