New techniques for generating entries in a content addressable memory (CAM) capable of comparison operations such as "greater than" and "less than" decisions are described. The techniques can be used with binary or ternary CAMs. The number of CAM entries needed to implement such decisions is drastically...http://www.google.de/patents/US6484170?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6484170 - Generating searchable data entries and applications therefore