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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Patrick W. Bosshart, Plano, TX (US);
Hun-Seok Kim, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/701 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/741 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 45/74 (2013.01); H04L 45/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A packet processing block. The block has an input for receiving data in a packet header vector, the vector comprising data representing information for a packet and a match unit for performing match operations between packet header vector data and at least one match table. Various embodiments provide advantages in connection with storing certain action or next table bits outside of the match table, or constants in the table, or by forming the match table from multiple unit match table memories.