Patent ID: 6920529
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring a network packet from a reception media access controller engine within a network device to a set of at least one cache memory within the network device, wherein a data transfer engine couples said reception media access controller engine to said set of cache memory, said method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving the packet with the reception media access controller engine from a packet-based network external to the network device; (b) transferring said network packet from said reception media access controller engine to said data transfer engine; and (c) transferring said network packet from said data transfer engine into said set of cache memory, wherein said data is received from said packet-based network and transferred from said reception media access controller engine to said data transfer engine and transferred to said set of cache memory in said steps (b) and (c) without said data being stored in a main memory prior to transfer to said set of cache memory.