In-line packet processing

A device, comprising:

• an input queue to store a data unit;
• a segmentation buffer to store a data block from the data unit, where the data block is associated with a first data size;
• and
• a processor to:
• identify control information included in the data block,
• modify the data block to remove, from the data block, the identified control information, where the identified control information is associated with a second data size,
• acquire, based on the first data size and the second data size, additional data included in the data unit, where the additional data is associated with a third data size,
• add the additional data to the modified data block.

A method comprising:

• dividing, by a network device, a received data unit into a plurality of cells;
• storing, by the network device, the plurality of cells in a queue;
• and
• storing, by the network device, cell state codes for the plurality of cells, where the cell state codes include:
• first information associated with respective addresses, in the queue, of the plurality of cells, and
• second information associated a sequence order, within the data unit, of the plurality of cells.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:

• instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to store first data blocks of a particular size;
• instructions , which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to remove header information from the first data blocks to form payload data;
• instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to consolidate the payload data to form second data blocks of the particular size;
• instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to form a plurality of cells from the second data blocks;
• and
• instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to store the plurality of cells.