Abstract: A method and apparatus of a network element that processes network data in an equal cost multi-path (ECMP) group is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the network element receives the network data, where the network data is part of network data flow. In addition, the network element detects that the network data flow is a new network data flow and selects a transmitting nexthop from a plurality of nexthops of the ECMP group. The network element further maps the new network flow to a slot of a table in an ECMP group and transmits the network data using the transmitting nexthop.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a network element that processes network data in an equal cost multi-path (ECMP) group is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the network element receives the network data, where the network data is part of network data flow. In addition, the network element detects that the network data flow is a new network data flow and selects a transmitting nexthop from a plurality of nexthops of the ECMP group. The network element further maps the new network flow to a slot of a table in an ECMP group and transmits the network data using the transmitting nexthop.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for implementing efficient TCAM resource sharing are described herein. Entries are allocated across a plurality of ternary content addressable memories (TCAMs), with the plurality of TCAMs including a primary TCAM and a secondary TCAM, where the entries are allocated by sequentially accessing a plurality of groups of value-mask-result (VMR) entries, with each group having at least one VMR entry associated with the group, and iteratively analyzing the VMR entries associated with each group to determine a result set of VMR entries, with the result set being a subset of VMR entries from the plurality of groups of VMR entries, and the result set to be stored in the primary TCAM.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises determining a Quality of Service (QoS) policier action for data packets belonging to a first flow of data packets received at an ingress interface of a network switching device, the QoS policier action based on one of multiple prescribed QoS classifications by a QoS policier that aggregates distinct flows of data packets into a single aggregated flow according to prescribed QoS thresholds; and assigning to the first flow of data packets a unique identifier that associates the QoS policier action to identification of the first flow of data packets, enabling identification of the distinct flows of data packets within each of the prescribed QoS classifications.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for implementing efficient TCAM resource sharing are described herein. Entries are allocated across a plurality of ternary content addressable memories (TCAMs), with the plurality of TCAMs including a primary TCAM and a secondary TCAM, where the entries are allocated by sequentially accessing a plurality of groups of value-mask-result (VMR) entries, with each group having at least one VMR entry associated with the group, and iteratively analyzing the VMR entries associated with each group to determine a result set of VMR entries, with the result set being a subset of VMR entries from the plurality of groups of VMR entries, and the result set to be stored in the primary TCAM.