Hierarchical hardware linked list approach for multicast replication engine in a network ASIC
US9813327B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/9015
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multicast rule is represented in a hierarchical linked list with N tiers. Each tier or level in the hierarchical linked list corresponds to a network layer of a network stack that requires replication. Redundant groups in each tier are eliminated such that the groups in each tier are stored exactly once in a replication table. A multicast replication engine traverses the hierarchical linked list and replicates a packet according to each node in the hierarchical linked list.
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