Memory organization in a network device

A method comprising:

• identifying, by a network device, a key for a data unit having a plurality of portions;
• identifying, by the network device, an output port for the data unit based on the key;
• determining, by the network device, a quantity of the plurality of portions included in the data unit;
• determining, by the network device, that the quantity of the plurality of portions is greater than a particular quantity;
• identifying, by the network device, an offset associated with a portion, of the plurality of portions of the data unit, after determining that the quantity of the plurality of portions is greater than the particular quantity;
• and
• forwarding, by the network device, the data unit via the output port based on the offset.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• identify a key for a data unit having a plurality of portions,
• identify an output port for the data unit based on the key,
• determine a quantity of the plurality of portions included in the data unit,
• determine that the quantity of the plurality of portions satisfies a particular quantity,
• identify an offset associated with a portion, of the plurality of portions of the data unit, after determining that the quantity of the plurality of portions satisfies the particular quantity, and
• forward the data unit via the output port based on the offset.