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US 2006/0187920 A1Published application
Flexible packet modification engine
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsEric Ng, William Dai
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Abstract
A packet modification engine includes receiving means for receiving data packets, packet modification means for modifying the received data packets to produce the processed data packets and sending means for sending the processed data packets. The packet modification means is configured to modify the data packets on a cell basis, through addition, subtraction and substitution of cells of the data packets, where each cell of the cells has a predetermined bit-length.
Claims21
A packet modification engine, comprising:
- receiving means for receiving data packets;
- packet modification means for modifying the received data packets to produce the processed data packets;
- and
- sending means for sending the processed data packets;
- wherein the packet modification means is configured to modify the data packets on a cell basis, through addition, subtraction and substitution of cells of the data packets, where each cell of the cells has a predetermined bit-length.
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A method of modifying data packets, comprising the steps of:
- receiving data packets;
- modifying the received data packets to produce the processed data packets;
- and
- sending the processed data packets;
- wherein the modifying steps is performed to modify the data packets on a cell basis, through addition, subtraction and substitution of cells of the data packets, where each cell of the cells has a predetermined bit-length.
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A packet modification engine, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving data packets;
- a packet modifier for modifying the received data packets to produce the processed data packets;
- and
- a sender for sending the processed data packets;
- wherein the packet modifier is configured to modify the data packets on a cell basis, through addition, subtraction and substitution of cells of the data packets, where each cell of the cells has a predetermined bit-length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.