Dynamic configuration of processing modules in a network communications processor architecture
US9444757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described embodiments provide a method of updating configuration data of a network processor having one or more processing modules and a shared memory. A control processor of the network processor writes updated configuration data to the shared memory and sends a configuration update request to a configuration manager. The configuration update request corresponds to the updated configuration data. The configuration manager determines whether the configuration update request corresponds to settings of a given one of the processing modules. If the configuration update request corresponds to settings of a given one of the one or more processing modules, the configuration manager, sends one or more configuration operations to a destination one of the processing modules corresponding to the configuration update request and updated configuration data. The destination processing module updates one or more register values corresponding to configuration settings of the processing module with the corresponding updated configuration data.
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