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Method for Specifying Packet Address Range Cacheability

  • US 20150095582A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2013
  • Published: 04/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for specifying packet address range cacheability, the method comprising the steps of:

  • passing a memory allocation request from an application, running on a network element configured to implement packet forwarding operations, to an operating system of the network element, the memory allocation request including a table ID associated with an application table to be stored using the memory allocation;

    allocating a memory address range by the operating system to the application in response to the memory allocation request; and

    inserting an entry in a cacheability register, the entry including the table ID included in the memory allocation request and the memory address range allocated in response to the memory allocation request.

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