Patent ID: 11936569
Assignee: MARVELL ISRAEL (M.I.S.L) LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. The method for processing packets of claim 1, wherein
the first packet memory is internal to one or more integrated circuits on which the packet processor is implemented,
the second packet memory is external to the one or more integrated circuits on which the packet processor is implemented, and
selecting the first packet memory or the second packet memory comprises selecting the first packet memory for buffering the packets that belong to the respective packet flows in a first traffic pattern category and selecting the second packet memory for buffering the packets that belong to the respective packet flows in a second traffic pattern category, wherein the respective packet flows in the second traffic pattern category are more bursty as compared to the respective packet flows in the first pattern traffic category.