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Content Addressable Memory for ExaScale
This Content Addressable Memory for ExaScale chapter discusses CAM/SRAM profiles for the E-Series
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platform. Refer to Chapter 11, Content Addressable Memory for information regarding
the E-Series TeraScale, C-Series and S-Series platforms.
• Content Addressable Memory on page 303
• Static Random Access Memory on page 304
• CAM-profile templates on page 304
• Default CAM-profile on page 305
• Recommended CAM-profile templates on page 306
• CAM/SRAM region minimums and maximums on page 307
• Microcode on page 308
• Boot Behavior on page 309
• Select a CAM-profile template on page 310
• Select pre-defined CAM-profile template on page 310
• Create new CAM-profile on page 312
• Assign a microcode to the CAM-profile template on page 313
• Validate CAM-profile templates on page 313
• Show CAM-profile templates on page 313
Content Addressable Memory
Content Addressable Memory (CAM) is a type of memory that stores information in the form of a lookup
table. On Dell Force10 systems, the CAM stores Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding information, access-lists
(ACL), flows, and routing policies.
• The ExaScale EH and EJ series line cards are single-CAM line cards that support 10M and 40M CAM
for storing the lookup information.
• Either ExaScale 10G or 40G CAM line cards can be used in a system.