Multi-Processor Search Interface
Core Family Product Brief

NetLogic Microsystems' product interface solutions allow network processors or customer-proprietary ASICs to control multiple cascade chains of NetLogic Microsystems' proprietary knowledge-based processors, classification and forwarding processors, and search engines. These interface solutions enable routing acceleration to powe multiple complex functions at OC-48 and OC-192 line rates.

Features and Benefits

• Interface for NetLogic Microsystems’ knowledge-based processors, NetLogic Microsystems classification and forwarding processors (CFPs), network search engines (NSEs), network processors, control processors, and associated data.
• Support for several industry-standard control plane processors (CPUs)
• Arbitration between the network processors and control processor
• 'Aging' feature for Layer 2 (MAC) entries (optional)
• Token bucket policing, enabling real-time traffic shaping (optional)
• Table maintenance port
  • Functions supported: add, delete, update, move, and copy
  • Flexibility to customize to specific host interface requirements
  • Efficient database updates eliminating data plane search interruptions
  • Supports complex instructions
• Associated data processing
• Auto Learn function (optional)

Block diagram of packet pathway incorporating Multi-Processor Search Interface

Multi-Processor Search Interface block diagram

Control Processor Support:  **