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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
Barefoot Networks, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steven Licking, San Jose, CA (US);
Chaitanya Kodeboyina, Los Altos, CA (US);
Julianne Zhu, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Changhoon Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);
BAREFOOT NETWORKS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of generating packets in the data plane of a forwarding element is provided. The method selects a configuration set from a plurality of configuration sets of based on a triggering event. The method generates a set of packets using a packet template that corresponds to the selected configuration set. The method sets values of a plurality of the packet fields to identify different information such as the destination of packets. The method places the generated set of packets into an ingress pipeline of the forwarding element.