REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN TERNARY CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY (TCAM)

The present disclosure describes systems and techniques relating to accessing data stored in Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM). According to an aspect of the described systems and techniques, a device includes: several blocks of TCAM (Ternary Content Addressable Memory); a hash RAM (Random Access Memory); and processor electronics configured to pre-process control records to (i) identify a subset of bits of the control records, giving priority to bits with no X value, (ii) load the hash RAM based on the identified subset of the bits to be used for hashing of search records to find locations in the several blocks of TCAM, and (iii) order the control records in the several blocks of TCAM in accordance with the identified subset of the bits.