Store-and-forward network switch using an embedded DRAM

HN Mathur - US Patent 6,424,658, 2002 - Google Patents
5,555,264 A 9/1996 Sallberg et al. embedded packet memory where the packet was written
and 5,610,921. A 3/1997 Christensen................ 370/39s its length. The output port reads the …

Look up mechanism and associated hash table for a network switch

D Ullum, TJ Edsall, SS Hang - US Patent 6,266,705, 2001 - Google Patents
4,864,559 9/1989 Perlman................................. 370/60 An improved 190k_1lP mechanism for
accessing a_ RAM to 5,018,137 5/1991 Backes et a1_ 370/85_13 obtam forWardmg …

Memory structure for resolving addresses in a packet-based network switch

YH Hao, S McDaniel, JK Lenell, AM Naylor - US Patent 7,899,052, 2011 - Google Patents
This patent application claims the benefit of the filing date of US Provisional Patent
Application Ser. No. 60/117,481, filed Jan. 27, 1999, entitled ETHERNET SWITCHING and …

Method and system for performing concurrent read and write cycles in network switch

WJ Walker, GB Kotzur, PE Hareski… - US Patent …, 2001 - Google Patents
5,483,640: 1/1996 Isfeld et al........ 395/500 only once on the data bus. Latches are provided
for the ports 55.: A: y st al..---2: to latch the read port number to allow that write port number …

Network packet switch using shared memory for repeating and bridging packets at media rate

JJ Picazo Jr, PK Lee, RP Zager - US Patent 5,720,032, 1998 - Google Patents
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shared memory. 4,901,312 2/1990 Hui et a1.......... 370/403 Another port is coupled to an …

Control circuit for modifying contents of packet switch random access memory

AG Fraser - US Patent 4,218,756, 1980 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In one class of packet switching systems, as each
digital data message enters the system, a route through the system to the message …

Clustered address caching system for a network switch

S Rajan, KB Dahlgren - US Patent 5,940,596, 1999 - Google Patents
57 ABSTRACT A network Switch forwards data packets between network Stations
connected to its input and output ports. Each data packet includes the network address of a …

Apparatus and method for managing memory in a network switch

J Herbst - US Patent 6,912,637, 2005 - Google Patents
Related US Application Data(57) ABSTRACT (63) Continuation-in-part of application No.
09/343,409, filed on Jun. 30, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,335,932 The present invention is related …

Network switch with a parallel shared memory

KYS Siu, BHW Yang, MM Rahman - US Patent 7,420,969, 2008 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A network Switch includes an input layer to receive a data stream with a set
of cells. Each cell includes data and aheader to designate a destination device. The input …

Network switch that includes a plurality of shared packet buffers

AT Schnell - US Patent 5,923,654, 1999 - Google Patents
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A network Switch for transferring data packets according to
the present invention includes a plurality of network ports, a plurality of packet buffers, and a …