Address translation mechanism for a high-performance network switch

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PATENT NO 5740171
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08621718

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An address translation mechanism quickly and efficiently renders forwarding decisions for data flames transported among ports of a high-performance switch on the basis of, inter alia, virtual local area network (VLAN) associations among the ports. The translation mechanism comprises a plurality of forwarding tables, each of which contains entries having unique index values that translate to selection signals for ports destined to received the data frames. Each port is associated with a unique index value and a VLAN identifier to facilitate multicast data transfers within the switch at accelerated speeds and addressing capabilities.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Cafiero, Luca Palo Alto, CA 44 1804
Edsall, Tom Mountain View, CA 5 1225
Mazzola, Mario San Jose, CA 14 969

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