Maintaining counters and updating a secondary counter storage
HW Holbrook - US Patent 7,391,721, 2008 - Google Patents
Disclosed are, inter alia, methods, apparatus, data structures, computer-readable media,
and mechanisms for maintaining counters, such as in, but not limited to a packet switching
system, and updating a secondary counter storage based on values of the counters and
entries in an overflow buffer. Multiple counter values are stored in a counter bank. An
indication of a particular counter of the multiple counters to update is received. A current
value of the particular counter is updated in the counter bank, and if an overflow condition …
and mechanisms for maintaining counters, such as in, but not limited to a packet switching
system, and updating a secondary counter storage based on values of the counters and
entries in an overflow buffer. Multiple counter values are stored in a counter bank. An
indication of a particular counter of the multiple counters to update is received. A current
value of the particular counter is updated in the counter bank, and if an overflow condition …
Maintaining counters and updating a secondary counter storage
H Holbrook - US Patent App. 11/132,759, 2006 - Google Patents
Disclosed are, interalia, methods, apparatus, data structures, computer-readable media, and
mechanisms for maintaining counters, such as in, but not limited to a packet Switching
system, and updating a secondary counter storage based on values of the counters and
entries in an overflow buffer. Multiple counter values are stored in a counter bank. An
indication of a particular counter of the multiple counters to update is received. A current
value of the particular counter is updated in the counter bank, and if an overflow condition …
mechanisms for maintaining counters, such as in, but not limited to a packet Switching
system, and updating a secondary counter storage based on values of the counters and
entries in an overflow buffer. Multiple counter values are stored in a counter bank. An
indication of a particular counter of the multiple counters to update is received. A current
value of the particular counter is updated in the counter bank, and if an overflow condition …