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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2013
Marvell Israel (M.i.s.l) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
MARVELL ISRAEL (M.I.S.L) LTD., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for a multi-core processor for processing different types of data units. A system includes a classifier configured to classify incoming data units into different type data units. A plurality of processing cores are selectably configurable into plural processing pipelines, respective processing pipelines including connected processing cores, ones of the processing cores being selectably programmed to execute a respective processing operation on a received incoming data unit, different ones of the processing pipelines defined by a selectable number of processing cores. A distributor is configured to distribute the different types of data units to one of the pipelines among the plural pipelines at least as a function of the classified type of the data units and the programmed processing operations of processing cores in the pipelines.