More fundamental than IP lookups and packet classification in routers is the extraction of
fields such as IP Dest and TCP Ports that determine packet forwarding. While parsing of …

In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a processor that includes multiple multi-
threaded programmable units integrated on a single die. The die also includes circuitry …

A scalable, high-performance interconnect scheme for a multi-threaded, multi-processing
system-on-a-chip network processor unit. An apparatus implementing the technique …

Previous work has shown that processor affinity is one effective way to improve the
performance of SMP systems. A detailed analysis of cache characteristics on network …

An ideal Network Processor, that is, a programmable multi-processor device must be
capable of offering both the flexibility and speed required for packet processing. But current …

Today's heterogeneous SoCs deploy concurrent processing cores in increasing numbers.
But their diverse IO interfaces remain dedicated non-programmable modules. Aimed at fully …

Next-generation Internet will be governed by the need for flexibility. Heterogeneous end-
systems, novel applications, and security and manageability challenges require networks to …

MPLS VPN is one of popular protocols in next generation internet. In general, it would be
implemented in modern routers. In this paper, the implementation technology of MPLS VPN …

The performance gap between processor and memory continues to remain a major
performance bottleneck in both application specific and general purpose processors. This …

Abstract An ideal Network Processor, that is, a programmable multi-processor device must
be capable of offering both the flexibility and speed required for packet processing. But …