Abstract: An architecture, apparatus, and method for a cascading index of a plurality of PATRICIA trie blocks are shown. The invention discloses a method of a two-dimensional indexing system using PATRICIA trie properties in both dimensions to overcome prior art imbalances in data access as well as simplifying the access solutions.
Abstract: An architecture and method for efficient termination of variable length keys in a PATRICIA trie is disclosed. By adding a null-labeled link, it is possible to terminate such variable length PATRICIA trie nodes, allowing to overcome the need for complex termination solutions. Specifically, a ternary PATRICIA block is introduced.