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Content Addressable Memory

Content Addressable Memory is supported on platforms c e

• Content Addressable Memory

• CAM Profiles

• Microcode

• CAM Profiling for ACLs

• When to Use CAM Profiling

• Important Points to Remember

• Select CAM Profiles

• CAM Allocation

• Test CAM Usage

• View CAM Profiles

• View CAM-ACL settings

• Configuring IPv4Flow Sub-partitions

• Configuring Ingress Layer 2 ACL Sub-partitions

• Return to the Default CAM Configuration

• CAM Optimization

• Applications for CAM Profiling

• Troubleshoot CAM Profiling

Content Addressable Memory

Content Addressable Memory (CAM) is a type of memory that stores information in the form of a lookup

table. On Dell Networking systems, the CAM stores Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding information,

access-lists (ACL), flows, and routing policies. On Dell Networking systems, there are one or two CAM

(Dual-CAM) modules per port-pipe depending on the type of line card.

Note: Different platforms support varying levels of CAM adjustment. Be sure to read this chapter carefully

prior to changing any CAM parameters.