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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2001
James Johnson Allen, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Brian Mitchell Bass, Apex, NC (US);
Jean Louis Calvignac, Cary, NC (US);
Santosh Prasad Gaur, Raleigh, NC (US);
Marco C. Heddes, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Steven Siegel, Raleigh, NC (US);
Fabrice Jean Verplanken, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A network switch apparatus, components for such an apparatus, and methods of operating such an apparatus in which data flow handling and flexibility is enhanced by the cooperation among a plurality of interface processors and a suite of peripheral elements formed on a semiconductor substrate. The interface processors and peripherals together form a network processor capable of cooperating with other elements including an optional switching fabric device in executing instructions directing the flow of data in a network.