公开(公告)号：JPH10307767A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-17

申请号：JP2997296

申请日：1996-01-23

Applicant: TANDEM COMPUTERS INC

Inventor： LIN WILLIAM

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F1/14

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set a timer in a system without making long the time needed to set and reset the timer by traversing a cell in a non-free state which is related to a time storage entry and implementing a function which is related to the time storage entry. SOLUTION: Time storage entries 60 and 65 in a link list 50 are related to a timer for a specific data packet. After the time storage entries 60 and 65 which have expired are traversed, the time storage entries 60 and 65 are removed from the link list 50. After time storage entries 60 and 65 like those are all removed from cells 1 and 6 in a specific non-free state, an array entry related to the cells 1 and 6 in the non-free state is removed from a double link list 50 and an arbitrary memory which relates to an arbitrary data structure is reallocated.

公开(公告)号：CA2167635A1

公开(公告)日：1996-07-24

申请号：CA2167635

申请日：1996-01-19

Applicant: TANDEM COMPUTERS INC

Inventor： LIN WILLIAM

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F1/14 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/56

Abstract: An improved network timer for use in a network node, preferably a reliable mode network employing IPX/SPX data packets on workstations or computer. A method and apparatus is disclosed for use by a workstation node whereby a plurality of data packet timers may be supported and set, triggered and deleted in a maximum of K operations or time increments, where K is a constant and not a function of N.