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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Simon Francis Capper, San Jose, CA (US);
Sebastiano Borgione, Saratoga, CA (US);
Navdeep Bhatia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus of a network element that processes data using a data processing pipeline with standby memory is described. In one embodiment, the network element prepares a new image for the data processing pipeline of the network element, where the data processing pipeline processes incoming network data received by the network element and the new image modifies a current set of functionalities of the data processing pipeline. The network element further writes the new image into a standby memory of the data processing pipeline, where the network element includes an active memory that programs the current set of functionalities of the data processing pipeline. In addition, the network element programs the data processing pipeline using the new image. The network element additionally processes the incoming network data received by using the data processing pipeline using modified current set of functionalities.