Patent ID: 11949605
Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A network device, comprising:
an ingress pipeline;
an egress pipeline;
an ingress data buffer comprising a recirculation port; and
a recirculation data buffer coupled to the recirculation port, wherein the egress pipeline and the ingress pipeline are configured to mark a packet for recirculation, wherein the packet is provided to the recirculation data buffer for provision to the recirculation port, wherein the ingress data buffer is configured to provide the packet to the ingress pipeline, wherein the ingress data buffer is coupled to the recirculation data buffer by a first credit line, wherein a credit signal is provided on the first credit line for credit loop operations by the recirculation data buffer.