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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2003
Gerald G. Fagerness, Rochester, MN (US);
Kerry C. Imming, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian M. Mckevett, Rochester, MN (US);
James F. Mikos, Rochester, MN (US);
Tolga Ozguner, Rochester, MN (US);
Gerald G. Fagerness, Rochester, MN (US);
Kerry C. Imming, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian M. McKevett, Rochester, MN (US);
James F. Mikos, Rochester, MN (US);
Tolga Ozguner, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for address mapping in a network processor. The method includes the steps of (1) determining a port number of a port that receives a data cell; (2) determining a virtual path identifier and a virtual channel identifier for the data cell; and (3) creating a first index based on at least one of the port number, the virtual path identifier and the virtual channel identifier. The method further includes (1) accessing one of a plurality of entries stored in a first on-chip memory using the first index; (2) creating a second index based on the accessed entry of the first on-chip memory; and (3) accessing an entry of a second memory based on the second index. Numerous other aspects are provided.