<s>
The	O
Look-Aside	B-Device
Interface	I-Device
is	O
a	O
computer	O
interface	B-Protocol
that	O
was	O
specified	O
by	O
an	O
interface	B-Protocol
interoperability	O
agreement	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
Network	B-General_Concept
Processing	I-General_Concept
Forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
specifies	O
the	O
method	O
to	O
interface	B-Protocol
a	O
Network	B-General_Concept
Processing	I-General_Concept
Element	I-General_Concept
(	O
of	O
which	O
an	O
NPU	B-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
example	O
)	O
to	O
a	O
Network	B-Device
Search	I-Device
Element	I-Device
(	O
of	O
which	O
a	O
CAM	B-Data_Structure
is	O
an	O
example	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	B-Protocol
is	O
used	O
by	O
devices	O
that	O
off-load	O
certain	O
tasks	O
from	O
the	O
network	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
devices	O
which	O
implement	O
the	O
LA	O
interface	B-Protocol
have	O
been	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
