Switch having dynamic bypass per flow
US10122735B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/1546
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a method for processing packets in one or more network devices, a first packet is received at the one or more network devices, the first packet being associated with a first bypass indicator. Based at least in part on the first bypass indicator, the first packet, a portion of the first packet, or a packet descriptor associated with the first packet is caused to bypass at least a portion of a first packet processing unit among a plurality of processing units of the one or more network devices, each processing unit being configured to perform a packet processing operation, and not to bypass at least a portion of a second packet processing unit among the plurality of processing units of the one or more network devices.
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