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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Tellabs Oy, Espoo, FI;
Ville Hallivuori, Espoo, FI;
Juhamatti Kuusisaari, Helsinki, FI;
CORIANT OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A method and a device for defining implementation of a look-up table for a network element of a software-defined network 'SDN' is presented. The network element includes hardware for implementing the look-up table in two or more mutually alternative ways. The method includes selecting () an optimal, or at least a suitable, one of the mutually alternative ways to implement the look-up table on the basis of a) the hardware available for implementing the look-up table, b) information about one or more look-up keys, and c) at least one of the following: the maximum number of entries of the look-up table, an average time between successive look-ups, an average time between successive modifications of the look-up table. The method enables the network element to be configured in a way that the hardware resources of the network element are utilized in an optimal or at least a suitable way.