发明名称 |
CONDITIONAL ACTION FOLLOWING TCAM FILTERS |
摘要 |
A method for providing a conditional action following TCAM lookup is disclosed. The method for providing a conditional action following TCAM lookup includes obtaining data; generating a lookup key from the data; performing a TCAM lookup using the key; and in the event the TCAM lookup generates a match, then performing an test to determine if there is exists a condition associated with the action associated with that match, and in the event the there is a condition, evaluating said condition associated with the action of that match entry; and in the event that said condition is satisfied, then performing a conditional action. The data may be from a communications packet header, the condition evaluation may be one of packet length or Time to Live (TTL) value, and the action taken may be one of dropping or forwarding a communications packet. The method for providing a conditional action following TCAM lookup is particularly useful for reducing the quantity of entries in a TCAM of TCAM filters known in the art. |
申请公布号 |
US2015326480(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.11.12 |
申请号 |
US201414272007 |
申请日期 |
2014.05.07 |
申请人 |
Alcatel Lucent |
发明人 |
Dolganow Andrew;French Mark |
分类号 |
H04L12/803;H04L12/54 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/803 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for conditional filtering following a TCAM lookup, the method comprising the steps of:
obtaining data; generating a lookup key from said data; performing a TCAM lookup using said key; and in the event the TCAM lookup generates a match, then performing an test to determine if there is exists a condition associated with the action associated with that match, and in the event the there is a condition, evaluating said condition associated with the action of that match entry; and in the event that said condition is satisfied, then performing a conditional action. |
地址 |
Boulogne-Billancourt FR |