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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2003
Richard P. Modelski, Hollis, NH (US);
Michael J. Craren, Holliston, MA (US);
Adrian M. Kristiansen, Somerville, MA (US);
Richard P. Modelski, Hollis, NH (US);
Michael J. Craren, Holliston, MA (US);
Adrian M. Kristiansen, Somerville, MA (US);
Nortel Networks Limited, , CA;
Abstract
An external memory engine selectable pipeline architecture provides external memory to a multi-thread packet processor which processes data packets using a multi-threaded pipelined machine wherein no instruction depends on a preceding instruction because each instruction in the pipeline is executed for a different thread. The route switch packet architecture transfers a data packet from a flexible data input buffer to a packet task manager, dispatches the data packet from the packet task manager to a multi-threaded pipelined analysis machine, classifies the data packet in the analysis machine, modifies and forwards the data packet in a packet manipulator.