Patent ID: 7239633
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An Ethernet switch comprising: a plurality of network ports, for receiving or delivering network packets; a first memory device, for storing the source address and associated messages of said network packets; a second memory device, for storing the data of the network packets received by the network ports; a first memory control device, connected to said first memory device, for controlling the read and write of said first memory device; a second memory control device, connected to said second memory device, for controlling the read and write of said second memory device; a switch device, connected to said plurality of network ports and said first memory control device, for creating a source address and associated messages of said network ports, creating a destination address and associated messages of said network ports for said network packets in accordance with the contents of said first memory device, and managing the contents of said first memory device; and a memory management device, connected to said plurality of network ports and said second memory control device, for managing the contents of said second memory device.