Method for accessing external memory of switch from control plane and data plane

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for accessing a switch external memory from a control plane and a data plane, comprising: a control module issues information about an authorized entity and an authorized operation to a switch, and the switch receives and stores the authorized information; the switch receives a file I/O operation instruction and determines whether an operation entity has the authority of the file I/O operation instruction according to the instruction and the authorized information; and for the operation entity having the authority of the file I/O operation instruction, the switch extracts an instruction index and parameter from the file I/O operation instruction and executes a file I/O operation.