Network processor processing complex and methods
US6769033B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/351
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network processor useful in network switch apparatus and methods of operating such a processor in which data flow handling and flexibility is enhanced by the cooperation of an embedded processor complex with a suite of peripherals, all formed on a common semiconductor substrate. The interface processors provide data paths for inbound and outbound data flow and operate under the control of instructions stored in an instruction store formed on the semiconductor substrate, while storage of transiting data flow portions is provided by memory peripherals and interfaces to external memory elements.
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