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AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsStephen Ong, Ali Haeri
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Techniques are disclosed for describing packet headers in a format that can be used by a code generation tool to generate source code that can generate any type of packet header when compiled and invoked within switch/router firmware. Such packet headers may then be used in a variety of switch diagnostic/testing functions. A code generation tool may be configured to receive a description of a packet header in the description format. The packet description language provides an easily used approach for defining fields in a packet header. Further, the code generation tool may be configured to generate packet header library for use by firmware on a network device, e.g., for testing and diagnostic functions.
A system, comprising:
A computer-implemented method for generating source code for representing a packet header in a firmware on a switching device, the method comprising:
A computer-readable storage medium containing a program, which when executed on a processor is configured to perform an operation for generating source code for representing a packet header in a firmware on a switching device, the operation comprising:
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