US Patent 7289524 Execution unit for a network processor

Patent 7289524 was granted and assigned to Bbn Technologies on October, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Bbn Technologies

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

72895240

Patent Inventor Names

Jack Dietz0

Walter Clark Milliken0

Date of Patent

October 30, 2007

Patent Application Number

102636410

Date Filed

October 3, 2002

Patent Primary Examiner

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Melvin Marcelo

Patent abstract

An execution unit (260) within a network processor (110) performs multiple protocol-processing functions. The execution unit (260) includes a set of specialized registers (310-350) and a memory system (265). The specialized registers (310-350) store data during performance of the protocol-processing functions. The specialized registers (310-350) include one or more input registers, at least one control register, and one or more output registers. The memory system (265) includes multiple memories that operate together to facilitate performance of the protocol-processing functions by the execution unit (260).