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Flow Table CPU Offload Patent

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Published March 25th, 2026
Detected April 2nd, 2026
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Summary

The European Patent Office published patent EP3952252A1 by Pensando Systems Inc. on March 25, 2026. The patent covers flow table programming using flow miss metadata and burst action assist via CPU offload in networking systems. Designated states include most EU member states plus other European countries.

What changed

The EPO published patent application EP3952252A1 for Pensando Systems Inc., covering methods and systems for flow table programming using flow miss metadata and burst action assist via CPU offload. The invention relates to networking technology (H04L 45/00, 45/64), enabling more efficient packet processing by offloading flow table operations from the CPU to specialized hardware. The six inventors include Subrahmanya, Sampath, Kamisetty, Raman, Doddapaneni, and Sivaramu.

This is a patent publication notice with no compliance obligations. Technology companies developing networking equipment or implementing flow-based packet processing may wish to review this patent for freedom-to-operate analysis or potential licensing considerations. No action is required from most regulated entities.

Source document (simplified)

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FLOW TABLE PROGRAMMING USING FLOW MISS METADATA AND BURST ACTION ASSIST VIA CPU OFFLOAD

Publication EP3952252A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Pensando Systems Inc.

Inventors

SUBRAHMANYA, Sameer Kittur, SAMPATH, Vijay, KAMISETTY, Sarat, RAMAN, Pirabhu, DODDAPANENI, Krishna, SIVARAMU, Raghava Kodigenahalli

IPC Classifications

H04L 45/00 20220101AFI20260219BHEP H04L 45/64 20220101ALI20260219BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR

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Named provisions

Flow Miss Metadata Burst Action Assist

Source

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP3952252A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Technology companies
Industry sector
5112 Software & Technology
Activity scope
Patent Publication
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Networking Technology Data Processing CPU Offload

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