NETWORK PROCESSOR UNIT AND A METHOD FOR A NETWORK PROCESSOR UNIT

摘要

A method of and a network processor unit for processing of packets in a network, the network processor comprising: communication interface configured to receive and transmit packets; at least one processing means for processing packets or parts thereof; an embedded switch configured to switch packets between the communication interface and the processing means; and wherein the embedded switch is configured to analyze a received packet and to determine whether the packet should be dropped or not; if the packet should not be dropped, the switch is configured to store the received packet, to send a first part of the packet to the processing means for processing thereof, to receive the processed first part of the packet from the processing means, and to transmit the processed first part of the packet.

主权项

1. A network processor unit for processing packets, the network processor unit comprising:
a first node configured to receive and transmit packets; at least one second node for processing packets or parts of the packets; a third node configured to switch packets between the first node and the at least one second node; a fourth node configured to communicate with the first node and the third node; and a buffer included in the third node, the buffer configured to be commonly shared at least between the first node, the at least one second node, and the fourth node, wherein a packet burst only occurs at most once at a time in the third node.