Abstract: A method according to one embodiment may include storing data in a send buffer. A transmission header may be created, in which the transmission header may include a pointer to the data in the send buffer. Packets may be transmitted, in which the packets include the transmission header and the data linked to the transmission header by the pointer, wherein the packets are transmitted without copying the data to create the packets. Of course, many alternatives, variations and modifications are possible without materially departing from this embodiment.

Abstract: Techniques that may be utilized in a multiprocessor computing system are described. In one embodiment, one or more addresses (such as source and/or destination addresses) of a received packet are encoded to reduce the size of the addresses and the encoded one or more addresses are utilized to classifying the received packet.

Abstract: Method and apparatus to support a large Internet Protocol Forwarding Information Base. A packet is received at a network device, the packet including a destination address. A table is indexed into using a portion of the destination address to locate an entry in the table associated with the portion of the destination address. A pool index is derived from the portion of the destination address and is used to identify a pool of data blocks from among a plurality of pools of data blocks. The entry and the pool of data blocks are navigated to find a next-hop for the packet.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to determine whether a circular queue having N slots is empty or fill. A first queue element is dequeued from a current dequeue slot (“CDS”) of the N slots designated by a CDS pointer. The CDS pointer is incremented to designate a new CDS. It is determined whether the circular queue is empty after the incrementing via executing a check comparing relative positions within the circular queue designated by the CDS pointer and a last enqueue slot (“LES”) pointer. It is determined whether the circular queue is full after setting the LES pointer to designate a new enqueue slot of the circular queue into which a second queue element may be enqueued via re-executing the check.

Abstract: A method according to one embodiment may include storing data in a send buffer. A transmission header may be created, in which the transmission header may include a pointer to the data in the send buffer. Packets may be transmitted, in which the packets include the transmission header and the data linked to the transmission header by the pointer, wherein the packets are transmitted without copying the data to create the packets. Of course, many alternatives, variations and modifications are possible without materially departing from this embodiment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to receive a plurality of packet from an inflow of a single packet flow. In response to receiving the plurality of packets, a plurality of packet pointers is enqueued into multiple physical queues. Each of the plurality of packet pointers designates one of the plurality of packets from the single packet flow. The plurality of packet pointers are dequeued from the multiple physical queues to transmit the plurality of packets along an outflow of the single packet flow.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, operation of a multi-processor system is facilitated via a resolved symbolic constant. For example, configuration information may be determined at a management processor of a multi-processor network router adapted to receive and transmit network packets. A symbolic constant may be resolved at the management processor in a standard program based on the configuration information. It may then be arranged for another processor of the multi-processor network router to execute an executable version of the standard program in accordance with the resolved symbolic constant.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a portion of local memory allocated to a thread by a programming statement includes an indication of a read/write status of the portion and symbolically references a buffer name wherein the symbolically referenced buffer name includes both letters and numbers.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, operation of a multi-processor system is facilitated via a resolved symbolic constant.