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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2005
Zahid Najam, San Jose, CA (US);
Peder J. Jungck, San Carlos, CA (US);
Macduy T. VU, Milpitas, CA (US);
Andrew T Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory Scott Triplett, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Zahid Najam, San Jose, CA (US);
Peder J. Jungck, San Carlos, CA (US);
Macduy T. Vu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Andrew T Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory Scott Triplett, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Cloudshield Technologies, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing a bi-directional dataflow are disclosed which permits the transparent movement of data from one processor to another via a shared memory fabric which is connected with both processors. This permits the incoming data of a first processor to be utilized by a second processor thereby freeing that processor from having to handle incoming data. Further, the second processor can handle outgoing data exclusively, freeing the first processor from having to handle outgoing data. In this way, each direction of a bi-directional dataflow may be handled by the maximum capability of a bi-directional capable processing device. The shared memory may comprise a plurality of banks of synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) devices, and may be used to store packet data in a network.