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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2014
Marvell Israel (M.i.s.l) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Shira Turgeman, Nirit, IL;
Sharon Ulman, Kfar Yehoshua, IL;
Rami Zemach, Givat Shapira, IL;
Gil Levy, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A method for processing network packets in a network device is described. A network packet is stored in a transient buffer as the network packet is being received at an ingress port of the network device. After at least a first portion of the network packet has been received and before the entire network packet has been received: the first portion is processed to identify an egress port of the network device from which the network packet is to be transmitted; a congestion state of the egress port is determined; and the network packet is selectively transferred from the transient buffer to the identified egress port for transmission from the network device or a different action is performed on the network packet, based on the congestion state.