Storing packet data in mirror buffer
US10785342B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method for a hardware forwarding element. Based on a set of characteristics of a packet, the method determines to copy a packet to a particular temporary storage of a set of temporary storages of the hardware forwarding element. Based on a property of the particular temporary storage, the method stores only a particular portion of the packet in the particular temporary storage. A same size portion of each packet copied to the particular temporary storage is stored in the particular temporary storage.
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