Conduit port for network chips
US7894426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Network devices and methods are provided for device monitoring. One embodiment includes a network device having a processor, a high speed interconnect and a number of network chips. The number of network chips are coupled to one another through the high speed interconnect. The number of network chips have a conduit port which can be selectively chosen to exchange packets, received to any network chip, with the processor.
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