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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
May. 20, 1999
Jan Bialkowski, San Jose, CA (US);
Gururaj Singh, San Jose, CA (US);
Inviscid Networks, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of filtering packets having a class. The method includes the steps of accessing a table comprised of entries that include an indication to which class a given entry applies. Then there is the step of searching the entries until an entry whose class indication corresponds to a current class of the packet. Next there is the step of forwarding a frame associated with the entry whose class indication corresponds to the class of the packet. A data communication apparatus. The apparatus includes a mechanism for routing or switching packets. The apparatus includes a memory having information for routing or switching the packets. The apparatus includes a mechanism for compaction of information in the memory which removes redundancies in the information.