Processing packet headers
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Apr 5, 2007
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Oct 19, 2006
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Apr 21, 2004
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A network interface device interfaces between a host device and a network by receiving packets over the network and passing at least some of those packets to ports of the host device is disclosed. Each packet may comprise a control section having one or more fields indicative of the type and data protocol of the packet, a source address field indicative of the source address of the packet, a destination address field indicative of the destination address of the packet, a source port field indicative of the source address of the packet and a destination port field indicative of the destination address of the packet. The network device comprises a data store for storing specifications for packets that are to be passed to the host device. A packet selection unit is provided and is capable of identifying the protocol of a received packet and operable in a different modes.
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