{HEAD ~ The data} is processed by the first dedicated module and then the first dedicated module dispatches at least the portion of the data along {TAIL ~ the segmented ring} to additional dedicated modules or to a command processor of the network switch 
{ HEAD ~ The data } is processed by the first dedicated module and then the first dedicated module dispatches at least the portion of the data along { TAIL ~ the segmented ring } to additional dedicated modules or to a command processor of the network switch
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