Packet processing unit

Details Packet processing unit Packet processing unit

2006-08-22

2006-08-22

Nguyen, Chau (Department: 2667)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S419000, C370S395100, C711S109000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07095742

ABSTRACT:
A packet receiving circuit splits the packet received from a transmission channel into a fixed length of cells and outputs the cells, a search key extracting circuit extracts a predetermined search key from the above-mentioned cells, a CAM performs retrieval based on the above-mentioned search key and outputs a memory address corresponding to the search key, a matching entry address receiving and associative data address transmitting circuit calculates the memory address of an associative data memory based on the above-mentioned memory address and outputs the information stored in the associative data memory as associative data, a search result (associative data) receiving circuit receives the above-mentioned associative data and performs header updating and destination address of the above-mentioned cells, and a packet transmitting circuit outputs the above-mentioned cells in the form of a packet to a transmission channel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5438535 (1995-08-01), Lattibeaudiere
patent: 6181698 (2001-01-01), Hariguchi
patent: 6374326 (2002-04-01), Kansal et al.
patent: 6411620 (2002-06-01), Takase et al.
patent: 6549519 (2003-04-01), Michels et al.
patent: 6553031 (2003-04-01), Nakamura et al.
patent: 6606681 (2003-08-01), Uzun
patent: 6741596 (2004-05-01), Hayashi
patent: 2000-151709 (2000-05-01), None
patent: 2000-244571 (2000-09-01), None
patent: 2001-156840 (2001-06-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Packet processing unit does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Packet processing unit, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Packet processing unit will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3695718