Fields of entries are mapped into new values with these mapped values combined into mapped entries for use in lookup operations typically for packet processing. One implementation identifies a list including multiple items each having a first field and a second field. The unique first and second fields...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7313667?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7313667 - Methods and apparatus for mapping fields of entries into new values and combining these mapped values into mapped entries for use in lookup operations such as for packet processing
