System and method for scaling data path processing with offload engines in control plane
US11765092B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2441
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One aspect provides a network switch. The network switch includes hardware-based packet-processing logic for processing received packets, a processing unit, and an offload engine coupled to the processing unit. The offload engine is to offload, from the processing unit, packet-processing operations associated with a subset of the received packets. The offload engine comprises a processor core, at least one hardware packet-processing accelerator for performing the packet-processing operations, and a function-helper logic for interfacing between the processor core and the hardware packet-processing accelerator.
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