US 12,113,881 B2
Network processor with command-template packet modification engine
Weiqiang Ma, Chandler, AZ (US); Atul Kwatra, Gilbert, AZ (US); and Stephen T. Palermo, Chandler, AZ (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/485,069.
Application 17/485,069 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2020/067007, filed on Dec. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/129,355, filed on Dec. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0014608 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 69/18 (2022.01); H04L 69/08 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 69/18 (2013.01) [H04L 69/08 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a network interface to receive a stream of packets;
an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) to provide a same ALU that determines at least one command to modify the stream of packets;
a command template store to provide a packet modification template, the packet modification template providing the at least one command to insert content within the stream of packets and change the stream of packets according to an output format of a network protocol; and
circuitry comprising a plurality of processing components connected to the same ALU and the command template store, the plurality of processing components arranged in parallel groups of serial pipelines, each of the serial pipelines including at least a first stage and a second stage,
wherein processing components in the first stage and the second stage use parameters received from the same ALU to modify the stream of packets based on the packet modification template.