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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2015
Giuseppe Bianchi, Rome, IT;
Antonio Capone, Milan, IT;
Marco Bonola, Rome, IT;
Carmelo Cascone, Ragusa, IT;
Giuseppe Bianchi, Rome, IT;
Antonio Capone, Milan, IT;
Marco Bonola, Rome, IT;
Carmelo Cascone, Ragusa, IT;
Other;
Abstract
The apparatus (SW) has a plurality of input/output ports (P, P, P, P, P) for receiving and transmitting data packets, and comprises a data packets handling circuitry (DPL) arranged to forward data packets between the input/output ports (P, P, P, P, P) and an internal apparatus controller (CPL) arranged to control the data packet handling circuitry (DPL); the apparatus (SW) has a control port (PC) for communication between the internal apparatus controller (CPL) and an external network controller (NWC); the apparatus controller (CPL) is arranged to store (MEM) at least one state transition table (TT) to be used for controlling the forwarding of data packets by the data packets handling circuitry (DPL); the apparatus controller (DPL) is arranged to use said at least one state transition table (TT) for implementing at least one finite state machine (FSM); the apparatus controller (DPL) is arranged to use said at least one state transition table (TT) for handling separately distinct incoming data packets flows through corresponding distinct instances of finite state machine; the apparatus controller (DPL) is arranged to receive said at least one state transition table (TT) through the control port (PC).