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This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/544,992, filed Apr. 6, 2000, for LONGEST PREFIX MATCH (LPM) SEARCH ALGORITHM IMPLE MENTATION FOR A NETWORK PROCESSOR, and is related to application Ser. No. 09/543,531, filed Apr. 6, 2000, for FULL MATCH (FM) SEARCH ALGORITHM IMPLE MENTATION FOR ANETWORK PROCESSOR, now US Pat. No. 6,675,163 B1. The subject matter of the patent and co-pending application is hereby incorporated by reference into the present description as fully as if they were repre sented herein in their entirety.