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Performing lookup operations on associative memory entries

  • US 7,237,059 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2005
  • Issued: 06/26/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method performed by an associative memory for use in performing a lookup operation on the associative memory, the associative memory including a plurality of associative memory entries and memory for storing a plurality of modification mappings, said modification mappings including a particular modification mapping, the method comprising:

  • receiving a search key;

    receiving modification data;

    modifying the search key based on the modification data and the particular modification mapping to generate a lookup word; and

    performing the lookup operation on said associative memory entries based on the lookup word to generate a result.

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