Apparatus and method for layer-2 to layer-7 search engine for high speed network application
US7852843B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4641
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
High-speed networking application equipments with a layer-2 to layer-7 hardware search engine and method are with flexibility and performance improvement. The multi-layer switches/routers, network address translation (NAT) gateway, firewall/VPN router and network attached storage (NAS) may use the search engine for fast and efficient search requirement.
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