Patent ID: 8238255
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for error recovery in a network device, the method comprising: storing, in a memory associated with a host processor of the network device, a set of data structures used for facilitating communication between the host processor and a plurality of packet processors of the network device; forwarding, by a first packet processor from the plurality of packet processors, one or more packets received by the network device using forwarding information programmed by the host processor into a memory accessed by the first packet processor; detecting, by the host processor, an error condition indicative of a communication error between the host processor and a packet processor from the plurality of packet processors; in response to detection of the error condition: while the set of actions is being performed, forwarding, by the first packet processor, at least one packet received by the network device using the forwarding information programmed into the memory accessed by the first packet processor prior to detecting the error condition.