EFFICIENT COMPLEX NETWORK TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN A NON-UNIFORM MEMORY SYSTEM

摘要

A network appliance includes a first processor, a second processor, a first storage device, and a second storage device. A first status information is stored in the first storage device. The first processor is coupled to the first storage device. A queue of data is stored in the second storage device. The first status information indicates if traffic data stored in the queue of data is permitted to be transmitted. The second processor is coupled to the second storage device. The first processor communicates with the second processor. The traffic data includes packet information. The first storage device is a high speed memory only accessible to the first processor. The second storage device is a high capacity memory accessible to multiple processors. The first status information is a permitted bit that indicates if the traffic data within the queue of data is permitted to be transmitted.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a first processor; a first storage device, wherein a first status information is stored in the first storage device, and wherein the first processor is coupled to the first storage device; a second processor; and a second storage device, wherein a queue of data is stored in the second storage device, wherein the first status information indicates if traffic data stored in the queue of data is permitted to be transmitted, wherein the second processor is coupled to the second storage device, and wherein the first processor communicates to the second processor a control message indicating if the traffic data stored in the queue of data is permitted to be transmitted.