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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Bhagatram Yaugand Janarthanan, Karnataka, IN;
Robert A. Mackie, Cary, NC (US);
Tzu-ming Tsang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Walter Dixon, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Bhagatram Yaugand Janarthanan, Karnataka, IN;
Robert A. Mackie, Cary, NC (US);
Tzu-Ming Tsang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Walter Dixon, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
At least one first frame of a first data flow is inspected by a general processing unit to at least determine whether a subsequent portion of the first data flow can be delegated to a network processing unit for accelerated processing. A deceleration trigger is defined for the first data flow from the inspection of the first frame. A first subsequent portion of the first data flow is delegated to a network processing unit for accelerated processing based, at least in part, on the defining of the first deceleration trigger. The first deceleration trigger defines at least one first condition that, when met during accelerated processing of the first data flow, prompts returning processing of the first data flow from the network processing unit to the general processing unit for further inspection of subsequent packets.