[nsp] TCAM, where art thou?

[Dale.Francis at barclayscapital.com]

Sam,

Give this a go, it explains the limitations of the TCAM and ACL programming
including merge algorithms et al

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_white
_paper09186a00800c9470.shtml

Adios

-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Stickland [mailto:sam_ml at spacething.org] 
Sent: 16 September 2003 13:08
To: Cisco Nsp
Subject: [nsp] TCAM, where art thou?


Hi,

Could someone point me in the direction of some documentation on the whys,
wherefores and hows on TCAM. I've tried googling for information on it, but
have mostly drawn blanks. I'm particulary interested in the interactions of
security ACLs and TCAM.

Thanks,

Sam


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