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Method for bridging and routing data frames via a network switch comprising a special guided tree handler processor
Method for bridging and routing data frames via a network switch comprising a special guided tree handler processor
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机译:通过包括特殊的引导树处理器处理器的网络交换机桥接和路由数据帧的方法
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Certain Layer 3 protocol data frames propagated on a network are typically processed by a control point (CP) in a network switch. The logical bridging and routing functions required in this processing typically entail network device address look-ups in routing tables and address databases. Using the CP to perform these look-ups is expensive in terms of processor cycles and memory. To offload the CP, the bridging functions are performed a network processor in the switch. The network processor has specialized software and hardware enabling it to perform the required database look-ups faster and more efficiently than the CP.
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