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Methods and apparatus for directing packets among a group of processors

  • US 7,254,639 B1
  • Filed: 05/20/2002
  • Issued: 08/07/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a data communications device having a plurality of session processors, each session processor capable of performing a routing decision for a packet, a method for directing the packet to a session processor of the plurality of session processors for processing, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a packet, the packet having a header component;

    generating an index value based upon at least a portion of the header component, the index value corresponding to a session processor for the packet;

    initializing a lookup table having index value entries and corresponding session processor entries, wherein initializing comprises creating session processor entries in the lookup table for each of the plurality of session processors, the number of session processor entries within the table based upon at least one performance characteristic for each session processor within the plurality of session processors; and

    selecting the session processor to process the packet from the plurality of session processors based upon the index value in the lookup table.

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