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