Forwarding table updates during live packet stream processing
US9906443B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3063
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A packet processor or packet processing pipeline may implement forwarding table updates during live packet stream processing. Updates may be updates to add or remove entries from group of entries in a forwarding table or may be updates to defragment the available entries in a chain of entries maintained in a forwarding table. Reserved entries may be allocated for moving entries as part of updates so that migrations of the entries from one location to another may be performed atomically.
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