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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2016
Mellanox Technologies Tlv Ltd., Raanana, IL;
Fima Kravchik, Holon, IL;
Pedro Reviriego, Madrid, ES;
Salvatore Pontarelli, Rome, IT;
Aviv Kfir, Nili, IL;
Amir Roitshtein, Holon, IL;
Gil Levy, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Mellanox Technologies TLC Ltd., Raanana, IL;
Abstract
A data packet is received in a network element. The network element has a cache memory in which cache entries represent a portion of addresses stored in a main memory, The destination address and the cache entries each comprise a binary number. A first determination is made that a number M of the most significant bits of a cache entry and the destination address are identical. A second determination is made that an additional number M+L of the most significant bits of a cache entry and the destination address are identical. Routing information is then retrieved the cache memory, and the packet processed according to the routing information.