Dynamic hardware forwarding pipeline compression
US11240154B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/1546
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A controller device for a network provides data associated with pipeline capabilities of a programmable switch. The programmable switch receives data associated with pipeline capabilities of the programmable switch. The pipeline capabilities include a plurality of flow tables and allowable table transitions for each of the flow tables. The programmable switch determines that a first flow table and a second flow table are mutually independent based on the allowable table transitions for each of the flow tables. The programmable switch configures a pipeline for data flow in the computing device, the pipeline comprising a plurality of pipeline stages, a particular pipeline stage comprising the first flow table and the second flow table.
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