US 12,438,963 B2
Device and method for transferring identification and/or data flow control information between devices
Chun Feng Hu, Singapore (SG); and Ingo Volkening, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to MAXLINEAR ASIA SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED, Singapore (SG)
Filed by MAXLINEAR ASIA SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED, Singapore (SG)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/440,884.
Application 18/440,884 is a continuation of application No. 17/806,942, filed on Jun. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,902,172, issued on Feb. 13, 2024.
Application 17/806,942 is a continuation of application No. 16/784,360, filed on Feb. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,362,958, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 19158670 (EP), filed on Feb. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0187350 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 47/36 (2022.01); H04L 47/12 (2022.01); H04L 69/22 (2022.01); H04L 69/324 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 69/324 (2013.01) [H04L 47/365 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining a frame;
in response to the frame satisfying a threshold frame size, fragmenting the frame into multiple fragments;
generating a control header for the frame or the multiple fragments, the control header including information to control a quality of service of the frame or the multiple fragments;
identifying a plurality of streams to use to transmit the frame or the multiple fragments to a linked device; and
sending the frame or the multiple fragments using the plurality of streams to the linked device.