Apparatus and method for table search with centralized memory pool in a network switch
US9264357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/745
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network switch includes packet processing units in a first processor core. An interface module is connected to the packet processing units. The interface module supports a unified table search request interface and a unified table search response interface. A common memory pool is connected to the interface module. The common memory pool includes a variety of memory types configurable to support multiple parallel table search requests.
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