Centralized packet processor for a network
US8804733B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/111
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A centralized packet processor device for use in a communication system includes a plurality of physical ports to couple the centralized packet processor device to a plurality of network devices, a port manager coupled to the plurality of physical ports and configured to assign to a packet received at the centralized packet processor device a virtual port that uniquely identifies at least one of a physical port and a trunk of the network device from which the packet is received and that is used with the centralized packet processor to process the packet, and a packet processor unit coupled to the plurality of physical ports, where the packet processor is configured to process the packet using the assigned virtual port.
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