Conduit port for network chips
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1. A network device, comprising:
- a processor;
a high speed interconnect;
a number of network chips coupled to one another through the high speed interconnect; and
wherein the number of network chips have a conduit port which can be selectively chosen to exchange packets, received to any network chip, with the processor.
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Abstract
Network devices and methods are provided for device monitoring. One embodiment includes a network device having a processor, a high speed interconnect and a number of network chips. The number of network chips are coupled to one another through the high speed interconnect. The number of network chips have a conduit port which can be selectively chosen to exchange packets, received to any network chip, with the processor.
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36 Claims
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1. A network device, comprising:
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a processor;
a high speed interconnect;
a number of network chips coupled to one another through the high speed interconnect; and
wherein the number of network chips have a conduit port which can be selectively chosen to exchange packets, received to any network chip, with the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A network device, comprising:
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a number of network chips coupled to one another through a high speed interconnect of the device, the number of network chips having a conduit port which can be selectively chosen to exchange packets, received to any network chip on the device, with a processor responsible for processing packets; and
wherein the processor includes a single conduit port to receive packets from a selected conduit port on one of the number of network chips. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network device, comprising:
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a number of network chips coupled to one another through a high speed interconnect on the device;
a processor responsible for processing packets, received to any network chip on the device, wherein the processor includes a single conduit port to receive packets from the number of network chips; and
means for selecting a conduit port on one of the number of network chips to exchange packets with the processor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for moving packets on a network device, comprising:
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using a high speed interconnect to connect a number of network chips on the device;
coupling a conduit port on each of the number of network chips to a selector; and
using the selector to select one conduit port from among the conduit ports on each of the number of network chips to connect with a processor responsible for processing packets received to any network chip on the device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for moving packets on a network device, comprising:
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coupling a number of network chips to one another through a high speed interconnect of the device, the number of network chips having a conduit port which can be selectively chosen to exchange packets, received to any network chip on the device, with a processor; and
receiving packets from a selected conduit port on one of the number of network chips to a single conduit port on the processor. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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