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Network processor system including a central processor and at least one peripheral processor

  • US 7,860,967 B2
  • Filed: 01/10/2006
  • Issued: 12/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a first peripheral processor, whereinsaid first peripheral processor is configured to perform a first packet processing task,said first packet processing task is at least one packet processing task of a set of a packet processing tasks, andeach packet processing task of said set of packet processing tasks is one ofpacket parsing,packet deconstruction,packet searching, andpacket editing;

    a second peripheral processor, whereinsaid second peripheral processor is configured to perform a second packet processing task,said second packet processing task is one of a plurality of packet processing tasks, andsaid plurality of packet processing tasks comprises said each packet processing task of said set of packet processing tasks; and

    a central processor configured toreceive a packet, whereinsaid packet comprises information,process said packet by virtue of being configured tocause said first peripheral processor to perform said first packet processing task, whereinsaid first packet processing task is performed using said information,determine said second packet processing task by virtue of being configured to evaluate a result of said first packet processing task, andcause said second peripheral processor to perform said second packet processing task.

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