Apparatus for controlling data flow using lookup tables to link incoming packets directly to output ports
US6101554A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4022
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for monitoring and controlling data flow ina computer network device having a plurality of parts comprises control means for directly linking ports together on the basis of additional information stored in the control means whereby incoming packets are linked directly to an utput port to achieve high performance. The additional information is stored in one more look-up tables additional to the normal CAm with the or each table addressed by separate processing. This allows the implementation to be in hardware rather than in software.
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