SMART DUMPING OF NETWORK SWITCH FORWARDING DATABASE

Techniques are provided for retrieving entries from a routing table or a forwarding database in a distributed network switch. The forwarding database includes match and mask registers used to compare routing entries and return matching routing entries to a requesting management controller. The forwa...

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Hauptverfasser:	CORS Josep, SHEDIVY David A, VERRILLI Colin B, JANAKIRAMAN Venkatesh K, KIRSCHT Joseph A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	Techniques are provided for retrieving entries from a routing table or a forwarding database in a distributed network switch. The forwarding database includes match and mask registers used to compare routing entries and return matching routing entries to a requesting management controller. The forwarding database uses a separate timeout value associated with the forwarding database to avoid timeout errors for general register operations, and allows for an asynchronous dump operation of routing entries.