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Hashing assist for network processors

US7657654B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Earl T. Cohen · Milpitas, US
Ibrahim Delibalta · Fremont, US
Jonathan Rosen · Chapel Hill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2005
Grant date	Feb 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 23, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A resource unit has a request interface to allow the unit to receive a request and associated data. The resource unit also has a hashing engine to create a hash of the associated data, a modulo engine to create a modulus result, a read engine to perform a memory read, and a results interface to allow the device to return results.

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